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Akiva Gersh
Aug 6, 20214 min read
This summer reminds me why I never want to leave Israel
It’s been a while since I made aliyah. 17 years to be exact, almost to the day. (August 10th, 2004) And like all olim (immigrants) I...
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Akiva Gersh
Jun 12, 20218 min read
My Sense of Place is in Israel
Sense of place. It’s a concept in the world of ecology that I was introduced to when I was 19-years old and majoring in Environmental...
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Akiva Gersh
May 14, 202113 min read
A History Lesson for Nakba Day
Tomorrow is Nakba Day. Nakba is a word that makes most Israelis cringe. And for good reason. This one word embodies the denial of the...
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Akiva Gersh
May 3, 20217 min read
For Ahmed, My First Facebook Friend from Egypt
Every now and then I pause and notice and realize that my Facebook feed is pretty monotone and monochrome. Same news stories shared from...
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Akiva Gersh
Apr 16, 20212 min read
If the Terrorists Only Knew
Long before the Arab-Israeli conflict was born, and long before the rise of radical Islam, there existed the idea in Jewish mysticism...
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Akiva Gersh
Apr 4, 202114 min read
Becoming Israeli...Without Moving to Israel.
Seventeen years ago I radically changed my life. Seventeen years ago I made aliyah to Israel. Nothing could have prepared me for the...
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Akiva Gersh
Mar 21, 20213 min read
A Letter to My Israeli Children
I remember each of your first breaths. Watching brand-new life come into this world is nothing less than a miracle. And to witness Jewish...
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Akiva Gersh
Mar 14, 20213 min read
What Israel Could Teach the World about Dealing with Corona
I moved to Israel in 2004, and since then, there have been events and moments that have reaffirmed the reasons why I did. One of those...
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Akiva Gersh
Mar 1, 20215 min read
You Don't Have to be a Zionist to Make Aliyah
If you don't consider yourself a Zionist, is there any reason to consider moving to Israel? I say yes!!
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