Barbara Sofer

Was ageism, with its negative stereotypes and pressure to remain youthful, so embedded in her mindset that not mentioning her age had become a habit of avoiding judgment?

Overlooking the Carmel Coast, Zichron Yaakov’s new Gordonia hotel brings sea facing rooms, a dramatic infinity pool, a full spa, and refined cuisine to one of Israel’s most scenic towns.

Do bring your tissues if you’re going to the show, and you should. The stories may make you cry, but they’ll also infuse you with hope, pride, and inspiration.

We’ve become attuned to the aural side of the war: the unsettling rings of the phone alarms, the undulating waves of sirens, the knocking of rockets out of the air.

Thinking naively that Afghans living in Dubai would be either refugees or have wised up - I asked one what he thinks of the Taliban. His answer? "Wonderful."

All funds from the award ceremony went to help complete the Gandel Rehabilitation Center on Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus, opened in haste in January 2024 to accommodate our newly wounded soldiers.

"Still, there were those who knew our country of origin. How would they react to us this year?"

'She knows the teeth of every hostage in Gaza.'

On the shore of this small, isolated island, where the economy hinges on tourists like us, we can see a crowd waving Palestinian flags and holding a large “Stop the Genocide” sign in English.

For two hours, his team walked the stairs up to the top of the 42-story building and then to the bottom, knocking on doors and helping residents leave their apartments.