Israel at War -My Blog
Day 4 of War in Israel
Pictured above: Tamar Kedem Siman Tov; her husband, Yonatan (Johnny); her mother-in-law; two 6-year-old daughters, Shahar and Arbel; and son Omer, aged 4. The entire family was murdered by Hamas terrorists in their home at Kibbutz Nir Oz. I'm used to feeling strong....
Day 3 of War in Israel
So many of you have reached out with love and concern. Please know we feel your love. It helps. Thank you. I'll try to continue with a daily update. First. Everyone in our family and our extended family are safe. Thank Gd. There has been some activity on the Lebanon...
Day 2 of War in Israel
Nothing feels settled. Nothing feels under control. And. We, in our home, are fine. We are safe. Still, there is a palpable terror that buzzes through the fabric of all things unfolding in this land. The birds are still singing, and the Golan's sky is wide and...
I’m an immigrant, not a foreigner
Today is a fortunate day for people like me who chose this life and this land from outside of her soil. I have lost neither son nor spouse in the field or on a bus ride home. I am a new-comer to this land, 16 years this June, my children have not yet served, my...
Passover Prayer
May the wine we drink, the Torah we share, the food we eat, and the stories we tell remind us of who we have been who we are now and Move us towards who we are intended to be. May that knowing fill our hearts, pump through our veins, and surge into every cell of our...
Arabs, Jews And The Open Road
I love to drive. Preferably alone. I pick up travelers from time to time, but given a choice, I go solo. Driving is my peace, it is my prayer, and it is a sacred experience for me – it always has been. It’s a time for me to just listen, to just think without...
Postcard From the Edge
I know how hard it is to be away from the land that you love- especially when that land is under attack. I am so grateful for the genuine concern that has been expressed to our family from our friends and family abroad. Thank you for caring about us. I thought I’d...
Respect for King David
I’m not the best pray-er in town (as I’ve mentioned elsewhere), but these past few days I’ve been saying psalms with more intention and intensity than I have in a long time.Tough times have me leaning a little harder on G-d, ain’t no two ways about it. The news of the...
Israel
She is a beggar with red strings and century-old eyes. She is techina dripping down a sun kissed forearm. She is an entrepreneur in pressed Armani at lunch break; double latte two sugars please. She is chess in the park, Arak and cigarettes. Hard hugs, long smiles,...