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Until the Flame Rises
At Auschwitz-Birkenau, the history is curated and the word "Jews" is scarce. Then we stumbled into a minyan, and the museum became something else.
Uriel ben Avraham
Jun 13, 20254 min read
Fifteen Words
The oldest biblical text ever found — fifteen Hebrew words of blessing, given in the wilderness. Friday night they'll be spoken at a Chabad house in Krakow.
Uriel ben Avraham
Jun 6, 20254 min read
Counted by Name
Se'u et rosh — "lift up the head." The Torah doesn't tally the Israelites. It elevates them, one by one, by name. A new convert in Tel Aviv is still learning what that means.
Uriel ben Avraham
May 30, 20254 min read
Strangers Resident
Two years ago I visited Israel as a tourist. This week I landed ten days after my conversion. Same sign at Ben Gurion. Different person reading it.
Uriel ben Avraham
May 23, 20254 min read
Three Days In
I became a Jew on Tuesday. The Torah portion this Shabbat hands me the whole calendar — every appointment, every meeting. Someone was expecting me to show up.
Uriel ben Avraham
May 16, 20254 min read
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