Pesach on the Mount of Olives
As I stood near the gravesites, the stunning view of Jerusalem from the silent, sun-bleached peak of the Mount of Olives caught my breath; the indescribable holiness…
Dr. Rivka Levron
Dr. Rivka Levron
Hidden Heroines of Purim
I used to think that Purim was a holiday of dressing up and getting drunk - a Jewish hybrid between Mardi Gras and Halloween. How embarrassing and inaccurate…
In Search of Unity
The secular view of equality obscures the fascinating and essential differences between men and women. In claiming equal opportunity, it lowers women's status…
Meeting at the Well
Our matriarchs found their soulmates at the well. Rivka, already past 40, decided that if it worked for them, it could work for her, so she searched for the holiest well…
The Gift of Forgiveness
I began to realize that my mind was crowded with hurtful memories of past events. And these emotional items accumulated and filled more and more corners of my brain. I decided to give myself a GIFT...
The Flying Tire
It happened so fast; driving over a narrow bridge, with traffic streaming in both directions, a large tire flew off an oncoming vehicle directly toward me…
A Letter to Rebbe Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev
Rebbe Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev (1740-1809) was the master advocate of the Jewish People; Dr. Rivka Levron wrote him a letter in honor of his yarhtzeit…
Living Links
I take a load of towels out of the washer and continue to contemplate as I hang them on the line outside. We are back home. In Eretz Israel. Living...
Almost in Meron
My husband and I had tickets for a bus from Beitar to Meron leaving at 1pm on Lag B'Omer. But hundreds of people were waiting, and there were no buses…