Zoe Manor

Zoe Manor

Born in Jerusalem, raised in Colorado, building a creative career in LA, until October 7, and rising antisemitism sent Zoe Manor back to Israel, in the middle of a war.
She joined a Masa Israel Journey program as a soft landing, and a spur-of-the-moment offer to edit audio grew into Talking Unfiltered, a podcast exploring dating, bureaucracy, community, faith and identity from both native-Israeli and diaspora perspectives. In this conversation she reflects on why she'd rather live under rockets than as "a shell" of herself, what native Israelis still don't understand about antisemitism abroad, and how she made peace with her accent, recalling her brother's line that everyone who built this country once spoke Hebrew with one.

The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle: Ten Months in Israel for Shorewood native

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Where Should You Teach English in Israel?

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Raising the Bar on English Education in Israel

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Detroit Jewish News: Israel Fellowship

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From Baltimore to Rishon LeZion: A Masa Israel Teaching Fellow’s Journey

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The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter: Learning with the Jews of Poland

By Rebecca Haas, Masa Israel Teaching Fellows Alumna On a rainy Friday...

Florida Jewish Journal: Masa Israel was a life-changing trip for participant

By Sergio Carmona Kenneth Hice of Palmetto Bay had a life-changing experience...

My Journey of Presence Through Coexistence

By Rachelle Lansky, Masa Israel Teaching Fellow in Rahat When I thought...

A Leap of Faith: How Masa Israel Teaching Fellows Changed My Life

By Jennifer Blitz, Masa Israel Teaching Fellows in Petach Tikvah alumna If...

The Conflict With Identity

By Ariel Rubinstein How does a self-hating Jewish Israeli American go from...