By the time you read our next edition, we will have moved to a brand-new office
Stacks of cardboard boxes perch in various rooms of our office. Big signs are plastered near the entrance: to toss, genizah, to bring. A massive collection of magazine archives is piled in the hallway.
Moving day is coming.
Our current headquarters are the fourth that I remember working in. The previous office was just down the block in Jerusalem’s Har Hotzvim high-tech park. When that building was demolished to make way for an office tower, we moved to temporary quarters in the basement of a nearby building.
The staff worked hard to set up a neat, organized, and hospitable environment. The décor is the classic Mishpacha red and gray. The rooms are clean and comfortable. There’s music playing and cheerful signs on the walls. There’s a proper conference room with a massive screen and an archives room for bound copies of previous issues. The kitchen is fully stocked with microwaves, sandwich makers, the inevitable Israeli salad-making equipment (cutting boards, knives, olive oil, and lemon juice) and coffee staples.
There are no soaring views here, no expansive spaces, but it’s permeated by a productive energy and a hum of creativity. Most of all, it’s filled with an intangible but undeniable team spirit — that aura generated when people work together with dedication to bring readers a weekly dose of uplift and connection.
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