Me + IsraelLit. ''the one who struggles with God.'' Israel means many things. It is first used with reference to Jacob, whose name is changed to Israel (Genesis 32:29), the one who struggles with God. Jacob's children, the Jewish people, become B'nai Israel, the children of Israel. The name also refers to the land of Israel and the State of Israel.
Silence.
Maybe you don’t know what to say to me because I am a Jew.
Maybe you hadn’t connected the war in Israel to me.
Maybe I don’t fit the typical DEI Profile.
Maybe you hadn’t even thought to check in with me.
Maybe you don’t know that I was brought up by a HolocaustThe genocide of millions of European Jews--as well as other ethnic, religious and minority groups--by the Nazis during World War II. The tragic events of the Holocaust are now commemorated each year on Yom HaShoah; established in 1952 by the Israeli government. Shoah (calamity) has become the term used to describe the systemic mass slaughter that occurred during World War II. Survivor.
Maybe you don’t know about my passion for justice and integrity.
Now you know.
I can’t be silent anymore.
