Israel at War -My Blog
Day 30 War in Israel: “Shloshim”
A collection of random thoughts... Look for the helpers After weeks of working on a shipment of emergency medical supplies - three giant duffle bags filled with all manner of first-aid trauma supplies and equipment arrived at Ben Gurion airport today! The bags are on...
Day 28 War in Israel: Inspiration
High alert in the north. Ground invasion in Gaza. Continued threats from Yemen. A hot mess all over Judea and Samaria. Antisemitism raging all over the world. Nothing I write will change the facts on the ground. It's scary out here. In the words of Don 'Wardaddy'...
Day 27 War in Israel: Rainbows
Shabbat is coming. Usually, this idea excites me because it signals a day of rest. An unplugging of things. A whole body exhale. It’s all those things. And. In order to really enjoy shabbat, you gotta put in some pre-game prep. There's a whole list of jobs that we...
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...