All Articles ByRachel Wigman

For years I would come to Israel for visits and my heart would break every time I left. And now that Israel is finally home? My heart sings.

A conversation over a calendar leads to a moving meditation on innocence, remembrance, and the meaning behind the number six million.

As new immigrants arrive during war, a student exodus—now through Egypt—raises hard questions about commitment and belonging.

What place does this growing wave of hatred have in the land that gave my family refuge from the storm that was the Holocaust?

From wartime Purim to Passover preparations, Israelis persist in the ancient rhythm of redemption

I was attending an early morning service, before any sirens had sounded, but we heard planes flying overhead and we knew that the moment for which we’d been waiting for two months had finally arrived.

From the High Priest’s ringing hem to a scarf tied on a Roman street, a visible Jewish identity tells us who we are

How Shabbat transforms a hectic week into sacred stillness

From a new oven to ancient laws, how small details shape our lives—and our character.

From the harrowing work of the Yassar unit to the quiet bloom of the Israeli landscape, finding light in the final chapter of a national tragedy

They Left Egypt Knowing There Would Be More to Sing About

We can, as Moses did, turn to God and ask, “Why have you sent us? What good will we, a small and hated nation, do in a world that is awash in noise and decadence?”

From biblical midwives to modern heroines, Jewish women model courage, sacrifice, and moral clarity