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Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · Sep 26, 2025 · 1m

Every now and then, those reminders of how special this place is.

I went to get my hair cut on Monday morning, a few hours before Rosh Hashanah. I love the woman who cuts my hair. She does a great job, but no less important and perhaps even more, she’s truly hilarious and — because she knows I appreciate it — readily shares her spicy insights on the (mostly) religious crowd she serves (she’s completely secular). In a different life, she’d have been a fun sociologist to learn from.

“Where are you for the holiday?” she asked me as she snipped away. She knows our kids, as she’s cut their hair…