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Shanee B. Michaelson

Shanee B. Michaelson

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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The Outstanding Sisters

People don’t always know how to respond when they learn I have a sister I don’t speak to. Some rush to fix it: You should reach out. Others turn...

25.03.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shanee b. michaelson

The First Year

The first year of marriage is supposed to be about adjustment: learning how someone else loads the dishwasher, discovering incompatible sleep...

10.03.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shanee b. michaelson

Unmasking a Persian Jew

“I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing Light of your own Being.”                            ...

25.02.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shanee B. Michaelson

Jerusalem: The Place That Held Me

I was born at Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem, which I know only because I have memorized the name.  Hadassah, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel.  I say...

17.02.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shanee B. Michaelson