HeyJaredIsrael Take 3
Israel Take 3 is a documentary-style podcast about the stories behind the headlines, the small human moments, the unexpected conversations, and the questions that don’t leave us alone. I’m a journalist telling the human stories of Israel.
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The Haredim or the Arabs? (opens the original)
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One of the things you have to get used to when you live in Israel is the absurdly personal questions Israelis ask each other.How much money do you make?How much did you pay for your house?And, of course, the ubiquitous: Who are you voting for?As an American, this takes some getting used to. We were raised to understand that there are certain things you simply don’t ask people. Israelis apparently missed that lesson.Sit in a barber’s chair, ride in a taxi, or spend a few minutes in the sauna at t
A Note From My Grandfather (opens the original)
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A few days ago, while sorting through a pile of old papers, I came across a handwritten note from my grandfather. It was dated June 13, 1994 and said “from the desk of Norman Gordon” on top. I had forgotten it ever existed.Maybe some of you had a grandfather like this. Anytime he came across an article in the Chicago Tribune or The New Yorker that was even slightly related to something one of his grandchildren was interested in, he would clip it, put it in a manila envelope, and send it to us wh
A Letter From God (opens the original)
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Many years ago I sat down to think about what God would perhaps say to us if He wrote us a letter before these upcoming awesome days. Over the years many people have been inspired by it and, to be honest, I reread it every year and feel that same inspiration. So I would like to share it this year here on the Substack. I hope it uplifts you and gives you clarity for Rosh Hashanah! Thank you for being a loyal reader this past year. I am wishing you all a shana tova u’mitukah, a sweet new year! My
The Light Inside Him (opens the original)
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A good friend reached out to me this week and told me that, as a loyal reader, he was giving me an “pass” from writing this week. I’m in Chicago and our daughter just gave birth to our first grandson. Mazel tov!“You have a bris and a Shalom Zachor to prepare for,” he said. “You get the week off.”A Shalom Zachor, for those unfamiliar, is a small gathering held on the first Shabbat night after the birth of a Jewish baby boy. Friends and family come to the home, eat, drink, sing, and celebrate the
The Scroll in the Forest (opens the original)
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The Scroll in the ForestAll the Jews killed defending the State of Israel and in acts of terror since its establishment amount to roughly twelve hours of killing at Auschwitz at its peak.I heard that line on a podcast the other day, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it.It came from Haviv Rettig Gur, whom I’ve mentioned many times on these pages and who is, in my opinion, one of Israel’s sharpest thinkers, analysts and journalists. The arithmetic may not be precise (the actual compar
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