Only the Jews spend a whole week creatively cooking and eating a rotation of matza, eggs, and potatoes.
Only the Jews sing songs of freedom and gratitude even as dozens of our hostages are still held in captivity — and I say “dozens” because we don’t even know how many, because their captors can’t even tell us who’s alive and who, sadly, is no longer with us.
Only the Jews turn around three days after Passover to cook for Shabbat, because Shabbat comes every week, come what may.
Only the Jews celebrate Passover while worriedly keeping an eye on the news coming out of UCLA, Columbia, and other “elite” institutions, where anti-Israel students are occupying public property and disallowing Jews from entering.
Only the Jews bring a Chabad bus on campus to combat hate with singing and dancing.
Only the Jews invite their fitness instructor and her boyfriend to the Seder — because they’re Jewish!
Only the Jews keep booking flights to Israel even while United keeps canceling them.
Only the Jews all around the world pray for Israel, for people they’ve never met. Because they’re our family.
Only the Jews turn around and hug each other after yizkor on the holidays. Because if you’re part of the yizkor club, you know.
Only the Jews walk through a public anti-Israel protest blowing a huge shofar.
Only the Jews continue to remain wildly optimistic about our future despite all the hate.
Only the Jews sing Am Yisrael Chai at literally any opportunity.
Only the Jews are still here after thousands of years of persecution, forced assimilation, mandatory conversion, and dispersion.
Only the Jews.
I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Loud and proud.
No matter what.
Am Yisrael Chai.
Shabbat shalom,
Ruchi
Your children cannot be your source of satisfaction in life.
Today is 150 days of the hostages in captivity.
It’s also the day before our daughter’s wedding.
My kids have winter break at the end of January, instead of in December, so a few weeks ago we were south-bound to Miami, along with the rest of the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland.
I am beyond delighted to report that my 3rd book, “Soul Purpose,” is in the editorial stages and is hopefully due out early next winter.
Yesterday I flew to LA to speak for a group of Momentum moms.
Last week a young man was killed in battle. His name was Amichai Oster, and he was twenty-four years old. He died defending his beautiful country, Israel, and he died trying to eradicate evil from this world, evil that took 1400 lives and kidnapped 240 men, women, and children on that horrific day of October 7th.