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Alex Weisler

A view of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

In Estonia’s miraculous Jewish rebirth, a Yom Kippur message of hope

Often translated as “repentance,” teshuvah really means “return.”

Alex Weisler

September 13, 2021

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Artem Okun leads a Jewish educational seminar for young Jews in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Credit: JDC.

A lesson in Hanukkah miracles from post-Soviet Jews

When the destination is sacred enough, you light the lamp and trust that yearning, hope and hard work will illuminate the path ahead.

Alex Weisler

December 16, 2020

An Esther for our times

Asya was living a life against all odds. Like the courageous queen of the Purim story, she’s an example to those who struggle to balance the freedom to be Jewish with the responsibilities that decision brings.

Alex Weisler

March 2, 2020

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