By David Dunetz I was not completely ready for what I saw coming out from Kathmandu airport a month ago – a…
By Micha Odenheimer There is a single moment on which the story of the Megillah turns. Esther, after explaining to Mordechai that…
By Micha Odenheimer The parshat hashavua (Torah portion of the week) this week, Teruma, contains a detailed plan for the building of…
By Avigayil Heimowitz Last week I visited Ramechhap district, four years from the last time I was in rural Nepal. While walking…
By Emily Gruber, Fellowship 5th cohort Since being in Nepal, and especially living in Ramechhap, I’ve become much more aware of the…
By Yuval Elbashan Unlike the romanticism that people often associate it with, the life of pursuing social justice is filled with disappointments.…
By Aviela Weltman Human connection can be a predictable thing- we choose to befriend those who are like us. My friends usually…
By Livia Nulman, Tevel Fellowship 2016-2017 Every Friday night after everyone has eaten enough to be able to focus on anything other…
Ari Eichler was a participant of the 8th cohort of the Tevel Community in Nepal between October 2010-February 2011. He visited Nepal…
by Rabbi Micha Odenheimer Ever since I met Bijay Thapa, I’ve been busy explaining to Tevel’s Nepali staff what the Yiddish word…
