Judy Lash Balint is a Jerusalem-based journalist and writer and author of Jerusalem Diaries: In Tense Times. (Gefen) and Jerusalem Diaries II: What's Really Happening in Israel (Xulon Press 2007) She is a contributor to the 2006 and 2009 Fodor's Israel Guide
+ more bio informationCelebrating the Zionist Festival Jerusalem-It's the 29th of Cheshvan, not a particularly noteworthy day for most Jews in the world. But for Jews from Ethiopia, this date has long been observed as one of their main holidays, known as Sigd-a day celebrating their connection to Jerusalem and commitment to Jewish unity. For the ...
It’s 5:00 a.m on Shavuot morning and I’m having trouble finding an empty seat at any synagogue in Jerusalem’s Old City. Every synagogue is already packed as I make the mistake of lingering a few minutes too long at the Western Wall amongst the tens of thousands who have made their way there after a night of...
Judy Lash Balint
Jerusalem, Yerushalayim IL
Member since: November 2006
Articles Written: 2