It took me a while to understand who I am, to realize that my story as a Mizrahi young woman is not my own private story, but a collective story of a generation that experienced covert and overt racism.” Michal Zamir, head of the BINA Secular Yeshiva in Be’er Sheva, shares her perspective on Yitzhak Rabin and the relevance of his legacy 26 years later. […]
Eran Baruch, BINA’S executive director, is hopeful that the incoming minister of Diaspora Affairs will be successful in strengthening the relationship between Israeli and American Jewish communities. […]
Terry Newman, BINA’s Chairman of TSD Investments and Holdings, shares his thoughts on Israeli democracy 26 years after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabi. This article is part of BINA’s special Rabinretrospective – an essay collection gathered in partnership with the Forward. […]
I’m driving to school on a December morning, thinking about the Chanukah party I attended the night before, and decide […]
When I lived in Israel for my gap year, one of the biggest shocks I encountered was how differently Israeli […]
In the summer of 2018, over 81,000 kids attended Jewish sleep-away camps in North America. Why are so many kids […]
Shabbat has always been a point of contention for hiloni (secular/cultural) Jews in Israel. The buses don’t run, most stores are closed, and restaurants that are open are few and far in between. If you’re not observant, Shabbat in Israel can feel like a major inconvenience. […]
Furthermore, identifying with a specific sect of Judaism can feel limiting to all of the nuances that come with connecting to religion and being religious. Furthermore, what if none of the Jewish labels fit? It can make you feel lost and unsure of where you fit into Judaism. […]
