Illana Attia

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Illana Attia lives in Jerusalem. She helps run the Shamir institute and is the managing editor of B'or Hatorah: a Journal of Science, Art and Modern Life in the Light of the Torah

The Good Life of the Everyday
By Illana Attia
During those terrible first days of the war, I felt in danger of losing everything. But did I have anything to lose? Is it enough merely to survive?
Society & Living » Voices » Days of our Lives » The Good Life of the Everyday

Enter the Beloved
By Illana Attia
Song of Songs on Friday evening in the little Moroccan shul on Shimshon Street in Jerusalem is a string of multiple solo performances
Society & Living » Voices » G-d and Us » Enter the Beloved

The Summer of the Kishka
By Illana Attia
Here was genuine culture, a living tradition, a way of preparing for Tisha B’Av that I had never experienced before. It was an awakening, a discovery of origins. This is where hotdogs come from
Library » Stories » Contemporary » The Summer of the Kishka

My Pesach Story
a Letter from Jerusalem
By Illana Attia
The philosophical conclusion of quantum physics is that physical reality is determined by a human observer. Halachah (Torah law) requires me to check every corner of my home for pretzel crumbs. Corrective observation
Society & Living » Voices » Personal Journeys » My Pesach Story

Cooking the Year
By Illana Attia
Golan apples dipped in honey; raisins and bananas; pumpkin jam, apple jam, and quince jam; leek, dates; pomegranate seeds; candied carrots; beet leaf and sunflower seed patties; piquant fish; heart and lung cooked with black-eyed peas (rubia); and tongue ...
Spirituality » Short Insights » Other Authors » Cooking the Year

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