{"id":22,"date":"2026-01-23T19:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paul-bloom.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-01-29T00:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:06:13","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paul-bloom.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Coming Home
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Coming Home<\/em> is a book of short, focused pieces\u2014101 reasons, each one a doorway into the larger question of Jewish return. It is written for readers who want more than opinion and more than urgency: a Torah-rooted way to think, to learn, and to speak about Aliyah with depth.<\/p>

The reasons move across the Jewish landscape: Tanach and Chazal, Jewish history, mitzvot connected to the Land, communal responsibility, and the quieter inner themes of identity and belonging. Some chapters feel like a study. Others read like a reflection. Together, they build a cumulative picture\u2014Aliyah as part of a people\u2019s story, not merely an individual preference.<\/p>

This is not a manual and not a campaign. It does not set deadlines, promise outcomes, or judge those who remain in the Diaspora. Instead, it offers language and sources that help readers clarify what they already sense: that \u201chome\u201d in Jewish life is not only a place, but a relationship\u2014shaped over time through learning, honesty, and responsibility.<\/p>

If you\u2019re looking for a thoughtful companion to the question of Aliyah\u2014one that elevates the conversation without pressuring the conclusion\u2014Coming Home<\/em> was written for that purpose.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the Land of Israel, the ancient blessing spoken by the Kohanim is not reserved for rare occasions. It is part of daily life.<\/p>

Each weekday morning, Kohanim ascend to bless the congregation. On Shabbat and festivals, the blessing is repeated. Over the course of a year, a Jew living in Israel stands beneath the outstretched hands of the Kohanim hundreds of times \u2014 receiving words first spoken by Aharon and his sons, transmitted generation to generation, unchanged.<\/p>

Outside the Land of Israel, this blessing is familiar but infrequent. In Israel, it becomes a rhythm.<\/p>

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About the Book About the Book Coming Home101 Reasons to Make Aliyah Based on Torah, History, and Destiny Coming Home is a book of short, focused pieces\u2014101 reasons, each one a doorway into the larger question of Jewish return. It is written for readers who want more than opinion and more than urgency: a Torah-rooted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paul-bloom.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paul-bloom.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paul-bloom.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paul-bloom.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paul-bloom.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/paul-bloom.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116,"href":"https:\/\/paul-bloom.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paul-bloom.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}