Niv Leibowitz
Insights from the Talmud on the Federal Trade Commission
Intro to Bava Kama This choref zman (winter semester) we are learning masechet Bava Kama ( literally first gate),o ne of three tractates...
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Niv Leibowitz
Dec 18, 20222 min read
Chanukah Reflection Night 1: The Simplicity of Candle Lighting
“The Sages taught: When Adam the first man saw that the day was progressively diminishing, he did not yet know that this is a normal...
Niv Leibowitz
Dec 18, 20223 min read
Shimon and Levi: The Danger of Extreme Nationalism
Hello All! Below is dvar torah (which I wrote looking at the view from atop the Gilboa mountains) about the massacre committed by Shimon...
Niv Leibowitz
Sep 25, 20222 min read
How a Niggun helps with Teshuva
I recently attended an introduction class to Hasidut by Zevik Kitzes who did a doctorate in the history of Hasidut . He explained that...
Niv Leibowitz
Sep 19, 20222 min read
Yeshiva on a mountain
Climbing up the steps to the Beit Midrash, I see the beautiful emek hamayanot (Valley of Springs) spread out serenely beneath me. On top...
Niv Leibowitz
Aug 11, 20226 min read
What I learned about Sinat Chinam from a coffee machine
Ari (Left), Zinny (Right), and I enjoy a water hike at Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea. The Coffee Machine Living in the Yeshivat Orayata...
Abigail Leibowitz
May 31, 20225 min read
Backgammon and Ambulances: How Language Opens Doors
As the wheels of my United Airlines Boeing touched the runway at Newark Airport and I took my first steps on American soil, I felt a...
Abigail Leibowitz
May 19, 20223 min read
Saying Goodbye to the Ultimate Kibbutz Galuyot Experience
As I wrap up my experience at Yemin Orde, I remember how it started. During my first Shabbat here, as an effort to bond at a Friday night...
Abigail Leibowitz
May 16, 20224 min read
Supreme Injustice and Counting the Omer
As we celebrate Lag Baomer this week-- the 33rd day of the Omer-- it begs the question: why are we counting the Omer for 49 days in the...
Abigail Leibowitz
May 15, 20224 min read
Effortless Judaism in Ahad Haam's Israel
Experiencing the euphoric air and sheer excitement of Purim in Jerusalem and the attraction of thousands to a Haredi funeral in Bnei...
Abigail Leibowitz
May 3, 20224 min read
Exemplifying Sumud and Embodying Steadfastness
On March 4, Niv and I traveled to the South Hebron Hills with the second trip of the program Extend. In the first village we visited,...
Abigail Leibowitz
May 3, 20226 min read
Taxation Without Representation- East Jerusalem Extend Tour
Is it okay for gap year students to see and experience the undesirable sides of Israel? It’s hard–even painful– to look at the face of...
Niv Leibowitz
Apr 28, 20222 min read
A Friday night Jerusalem experience unlike anything else
It’s Friday night at 3:00 am in Jerusalem - what scene can you expect to see? People in their homes fast asleep, getting shut eye so they...
Niv Leibowitz
Mar 8, 20225 min read
Torah, Tiyulim, and the "Textile Factory"
What is a common denominator between the Super Bowl and Makhtesh HaGadol? The geological phenomenon called makhtesh מַכְתֵּשׁ is a...
Abigail Leibowitz
Mar 8, 20225 min read
Magen David Adom- Discovering Israel as a First Responder
Witnessing Israel as a tourist is one thing, as a student is another, but as a first responder it’s a completely different ballpark. In...
Niv Leibowitz
Jan 17, 20224 min read
A Sefer that Survived the Holocuast
At the beginning of January my yeshiva went on a trip to Poland to visit ghettos and death camps to learn about the Holocaust first-hand....
Abigail Leibowitz
Jan 14, 20224 min read
Breaking the Silence- From the Tour Bus to the Streets
On Friday, December 24, I joined a Breaking the Silence tour of the South Hebron Hills- an area in the southern West Bank designated as...
Abigail Leibowitz
Dec 25, 20213 min read
Meeting Famous Authors and Gaining New Perspectives
At Hebrew University, I am participating in a “Hamsa Aleichem” dialogue group for Israeli and Palestinian students. Organized by the...
Niv Leibowitz
Nov 27, 20213 min read
Pushing my Physical and Intellectual limits
KINNERET The hot sun is beating down…..I could see the Kinneret by my side….I was so tempted to just jump in. * * * During Sukkot break,...
Niv Leibowitz
Sep 6, 20212 min read
New Insights in the Old City
Shalom L'chulam! The Jewish afternoon prayer, Mincha, is not something you usually rave about. It is relatively short. People are tired,...
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