“I was born in Jerusalem in 1966 and grew up in a traditional Jewish home. I first met my husband Aviel, Editor-in-Chief of Israel Today, when we were both 16-years-old on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem. We have raised three boys and a girl.”
“We live on a Moshav, a collective farming community, located in the magical Judean Mountains. My love for and faith in the Bible is an integral part of who I am and how I live my life. And I live with great appreciation and joy for all that life has given me.”
Together with Aviel, Anat has been a part of Israel Today since 1990. In addition to her many other duties, she writes a regularly on the Bible, faith and the God of Israel.
This parsha opens a very profound dimension of the relationship between Abraham and God. We learn from it that God desires our active participation in this relationship.
My love for Yeshua has grown more and more over the years.
The story of Joseph and his brothers is one of the greatest tales in the Bible and a pinnacle of human prose. It presents perhaps the most comprehensive and profound human depth in the Book of Genesis. Thomas Mann opens his novel “Joseph and His Brothers” with the words: “Deep is the well of the past. Should we not call it bottomless?”
Israel’s return to its land has restored the axis of blessing.
The rainbow – sign of God’s covenant and invitation to return to good.
What really happened in Paradise? Was the “Tree of Knowledge” merely a symbol of obedience and sin, or is there something deeper behind it, perhaps even something physical?
A day when Israel begins to breathe again – the homecoming of our children and the rebirth of hope.
“This time, the Eternal should apologize to me.”
How does one craft a final message that is not only heard but also cherished in the heart?
This Torah portion, read between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, is the portion of farewell. In it, Moses concludes his speech found in the Book of Deuteronomy and bids farewell to his people.
