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Grunya Tzivin

Grunya Tzivin

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The King is in the Field

המלך בשדה. The King is in the field. I’ve heard those words every Elul for as long as I can remember. The King leaves the palace and comes...

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Grunya Tzivin

The Look I Still Remember

When I was five years old, our house caught fire. It was still dark outside—around four or five o’clock on a Sunday morning. My mother woke us...

18.06.2026 80

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grunya Tzivin

The Dignity of Choosing Your Own Cereal

More than twenty years ago, I asked my Uncle Sholom why Colel Chabad distributed food in a certain way. I honestly don’t remember the details of the...

18.05.2026 40

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Grunya tzivin

There’s No Distance Left

Another Yom Hazikaron is coming to an end. They translate it as “Memorial Day,” but as an American expat living here, I still can’t bring myself...

21.04.2026 40

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Grunya tzivin

After The Siren

There’s a moment no one really talks about. Not the siren. Not the running. Not the waiting. It’s the moment after. When your phone buzzes—...

14.04.2026 70

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Grunya tzivin

Living Between Sirens

There’s a strange kind of exhaustion that comes from living a “normal” life that isn’t actually normal at all. On paper, my days look fine. I...

24.03.2026 100

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Grunya tzivin