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1) Posted Nov 12 2008

Rivka - A Complex Matriarch

By Dvora Waysman

The name "Rivka" has always been dear to me. It was one of my mother's names (Sarah Rivka) and was the name given to one of my granddaughters, Rivka Ta'ir, in her memory.

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2) Posted Nov 05 2008

A Nurse In Israel

By Dvora Waysman

At the corner of my street in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem, there is a little pocket park. It has two benches, usually occupied either by new Russian olim or Filipino caregivers, having a break and meeting their compatriots.

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3) Posted Oct 15 2008

The Joy Of The Torah

By Dvora Waysman

Sukkot, a seven-day holiday, was always followed by an eighth day, called Shemini Azeret, a Solemn Assembly.

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4) Posted Sep 24 2008

A Bouquet of Blessings

By Dvora Waysman

"Every word of your prayer is like a rose which you pick from its bush. You continue until you have formed a bouquet of blessings, until you have pleated a wreath of glory for the Lord."

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5) Posted Jul 02 2008

City Of Prayers And Dreams

By Dvora Waysman

I felt it, too, when I first came to live in Jerusalem more than 30 years ago.

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6) Posted Jun 04 2008

The Poem Called Jerusalem

By Dvora Waysman

Jerusalem has been reunited now for 41 years. For almost four decades we have had the privilege of praying at the Kotel, the Western Wall.

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7) Posted May 21 2008

Lag B'Omer - Our Youngest Festival

By Dvora Waysman

Numbers have always been important in Jewish tradition.

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8) Posted Apr 16 2008

A Tradition Of Priests

By Dvora Waysman

"Kohanim!" The word rings out like a commandment, and the crowd congregated at the Western Wall, the Kotel, stands shivering in the early morning light on the second day of Passover.

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9) Posted Jan 16 2008

The Comfort Foods Of Winter

By Dvora Waysman

Sometimes it's hard to let go of the long, lazy, leisurely days of summer, but there's no need to dread the Winter.

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10) Posted Jan 03 2008

Gardeners' Tales

By Dvora Waysman

Living in Israel, where space is at a premium, not many homes have the luxury of big gardens.

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11) Posted Dec 05 2007

Hannukah - The Festival Of Lights

By Dvora Waysman

Every year we look forward to this happy Jewish festival, even though it is not even mentioned in the Bible.

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12) Posted Oct 17 2007

Deja Vu ... All Our Sons

By Dvora Waysman

One of the most difficult things about aliyah was the knowledge that our four children would have to serve in the IDF.

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13) Posted Aug 29 2007

The Seventh Year

By Dvora Waysman

When Rosh Hashanah is ushered in on the first of Tishrei, 5768 (this year corresponding to September 12, 2007), it will mark the beginning of a shemittah year, when the land takes its sabbatical, a year of rest for the soil of Israel.

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14) Posted Jul 18 2007

Self-Awareness (Cherish And Love Your Books)

By Dvora Waysman

I once read a quote that I loved, by noted columnist Anna Quindlen: "I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves."

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15) Posted Mar 21 2007

Our Passover Haggadah

By Dvora Waysman

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16) Posted Feb 21 2007

Esther - The Heroine Of Purim

By Dvora Waysman

We celebrate Purim on the Hebrew date of 14 Adar (this year falling on March 4) and Shushan Purim a day later in Yerushalayim. It is a time of merriment, masquerade and miracles.

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17) Posted Jan 17 2007

Comfort Cooking

By Dvora Waysman

As we get older, nostalgia takes over in many areas of our life, and we often yearn for things from the past.

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18) Posted Nov 15 2006

Among My Souvenirs

By Dvora Waysman

I never set out to be a collector.

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19) Posted Jul 12 2006

The Sheltering Tree

By Dvora Waysman

"Friendship is a sheltering tree," the poet Coleridge told us more than a century ago.

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20) Posted Jul 05 2006

The Lure Of Travel

By Dvora Waysman

When I was young, there was a popular song that always evoked a response in me.

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