Israel at War -My Blog
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...
Day 12 of War in Israel: Scar Tissue
Even the deepest wounds develop scar tissue. That’s what day 12 of this war feels like to me. I awoke with the thought that maybe I -and we- have healed enough to know for sure that we will make it through. True, the wounds are still fresh. Deep. We are still...
Day 11 of War in Israel: Rise and Shine
Time moves differently these days. Most of the day, I feel like I’m racing time. I don’t have much to share today. I sat in the garden this morning with Shahar and he told me about the funeral. He marveled at the depth of the sadness and the strength of Amitay’s...
Day 10 of War in Israel: Keep it Simple With Us
We woke to the news of the death of one of our own last night. Lt. Amitay Zvi Granot, 24, a commander in the 7th Armored Brigade, was killed by anti-tank guided missile fire launched by Hezbollah on the Lebanon border yesterday. Amitay was raised in Yonatan. He was...