Akiva Gersh Archives

Akiva Gersh

Akiva Gersh, originally from New York, made aliyah to Israel in 2004. Since 2007, he has taught Jewish history and modern-day Israel at the Alexander Muss High School in Israel. He is also a contributing blogger at “The Times of Israel.”

Clouds over Mitzpe Ramon, the Ramon Crater, a geological feature in Israel's Negev Desert, early on Aug. 21, 2020. Photo by Edi Israel/Flash90.

You don’t have to be a Zionist to make aliyah

Israel is a story of overcoming struggle, of persistence, of innovation and creativity. A story that ignites the human soul. Israel is nature, hiking, natural springs and waterfalls.

Akiva Gersh

August 21, 2020

Israelis leave home under mandatory quarantine due to the coronavirus to shop for food at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem on March 19, 2020. Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash90.

Not panicking in line at the Supersol

Israelis have done this so many times before. They’ve been called upon to interrupt their self- and family-centered lives time and time again for the sake of the nation.

Akiva Gersh

March 20, 2020

More than 200 new immigrants (olim) from France, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Russia arrive in Israel, July 17, 2019. Photo by Eliana Rudee.

Extending the idea of ‘aliyah’

The qualities that Israelis embody and exhibit can, at least partially, be taught, learned and shared with Jews everywhere.

Akiva Gersh

November 11, 2019

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