Israel at War -My Blog
Day 26 War in Israel: Thunder
AP Photo-Ariel Schalit At about 2:30 pm today, while the sun was still high in the sky and the air was still warm, raindrops started to fall. As cliche as it sounds, it really did feel like tears from heaven. Then it started to pick up steam. Still light and...
Day 25 War in Israel: A Prayer
Photo credit: Thomas Coex AFP - Getty Images Dear Gd. I want You to know that I trust You. I believe in You. I love You. I'm also a little scared. Not of You. But of the heaping doses of free will you've allowed us all down here. I imagine it pains You too; to bear...
Day 24 War in Israel: Release
Woke up to the news of a pro-terror Muslim lynch mob storming Russia’s Dagestan airport terminal as a flight from Israel landed. Pondered where one group of people can amass so much blind rage. Worried about my people aboard. Said my prayers. Meant them. Went for a...
Day 23 War in Israel: Skin in the Game
You have every right to be outraged. Every right to fear, to rage, to tremble and roar. To demand of the One Gd of us all, Gd of Mercy Gd of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob Gd of Sarah, Rachel, Rebecca, and Leah. No matter how long it’s been since you last spoke; You have...
Day 21 War in Israel: Regards from Kishinev
Today's blog is not my own. I need a break from my own thoughts and my own words. I have nothing new or unique to offer on Day 21 of this war, on the eve of the third sabbath since Oct 7th. I have always leaned hard on the poets, musicians, and philosophers when...
Day 20 of War in Israel: The Littles
Time moves differently these days. Most of the time I feel like I’m racing it. Other times, it’s suspended - like a half-moon hanging in an open sky. For the last 24 hours or so, I was, as my Pop would say, “kickin' a$$ and takin’ names.” I was busy. Doing stuff. Of...
Day 19 of War in Israel: Today
I feel like I've grown up some in the last few days. Like some larger understanding has begun to download inside. Today I felt stronger. More focused. Less anxious. I felt alive today. Maybe it has to do with the time I've recently spent orienting myself to the...
Day 18 of War in Israel: Riding the Tsunami
One of the beautiful things about this time are the connections with people. Meaningful, deep, straight-to-the-heart-of-the-matter conversations with strangers; new friends. Reconnecting with friends and family from all over the world. Earlier this week, my second...
Day 17 War in Israel: Home
Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Today's update is gonna be quick. It's been 17 days since all hell broke loose in these parts. Today was the first day I traveled to work in Beit Shemesh - a two and half hour's ride, each way, south, on Road Six. Usually, The...
Day 16 of War in Israel: Borderline
Photo credit: Jalaa MAREY / AFP, October 15, 2023. Israeli tanks positioned in the north of Israel near the border with Lebanon Shabbat was good. But strange. There was a lot of activity in the sky. Airplanes, helicopters, lots of rumbling. All this punctuated by...
Day 14 War in Israel: The Will to Survive
Shabbat is coming. The brisket is in the oven, sourdough is baked, and banana muffins ready to rock n' roll. Chezi is cleaning the floor downstairs while I take a few minutes to pen some words to share with you all before shabbat. A few moments from today: Our local...
Day 13 of War in Israel: Endurance
We live in the Golan Heights. 4.3 miles from the Syrian border (as the missile files). There have been a few mortars fired into the Golan from what appears to rag-tag rebels looking for some action. Thank Gd, no one was hurt. Mostly it's quiet here. We hear planes...