How do you recognize an Israeli in Utah?
by Talia Goldberg, Community Shlicha
One obvious way to recognize an Israeli would be to look at their shoes. Israelis usually wear Blundstone boots or when the weather warms up, some sort of sandals like Chacos and Tevas, but Utahns also are kn…
Mimouna
by Talia Goldberg, Community Shlicha
The night that Passover ends, everyone walks around their neighborhood in Israel and listens to music playing from almost every home. Each home sounds like they are having a huge party. You can see people are chatting, dancing, and singing. …
Before Passover
by: Talia Goldberg, Community Shlicha
There is so much to do before Passover arrives. There are the Federation events that still have details to complete, spring cleaning my apartment, and trying to eat all of my chamez. But I still want to find time for myself to re-wa…
Israeli Elections #4
by: Talia Goldberg, community shlicha
So a few things happened this week, and one of them was that I got to vote (number 4 in a row in the past year and half) in the Israeli elections. Honestly, I didn't know who I was going to vote for or even who was running unti…
International Women’s Day or Gender Equality Day
A few years back, Mother’s Day in Israel switched to Family Day, since the role of motherhood has changed in the communities in Israel. As a kid who grew up with her father always at home and her mother working late, I thought this wa…
