The routine of war is that there is no routine. Some days feel better than others, but no matter how much work I manage to get done, how many “normal” things I manage to do, there is no escaping the fact that our world is spinning off its axis. I find that in all of my exchanges, I’m hyper-aware of my choice of words and my use of punctuation marks. Simple questions are no...
As I sit here trying to gather my thoughts, a television journalist reporting from one of the kibbutzim that was attacked asks an investigator about the worst thing he’s seen while going through the ruins. “We entered one house, and it was obvious that the home had been set on fire, and that many shots were fired. The family managed to escape, but were found by terrorists...
There are so many immediate, pressing needs in Israel right now – equipment for our soldiers risking their lives on the front lines; clothing, housing, and other items for survivors of the attacks down south who lost their loved ones and their homes; providing emotional support for those in need, unexpected financial hardships… The list is seemingly endless. As...
I don’t know what to say anymore, though every time I say I’m having trouble finding words, they seem to spill out anyway. I have no idea what direction this post will take. While my mind is hazy about the events of the first Intifada back in 1987 – months after I returned home from spending a transformational gap year in Israel, since returning after college in 1991 and...
To give you an idea of how small Israel is, our population, according to The Times of Israel, is 9,795,000. 900 people have been confirmed dead as of this writing, and comparatively speaking, it is the equivalent of more than 30,000 deaths in the US – ten times the number of those killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. It feels like there are no words in existence to...
Things for which I am grateful… My son is safe We are safe People I love are safe (though not all of them – possibly not even most of them) The ability of Israelis to quickly and seamlessly come together in times of crisis, always looking for ways to get involved, to help, and to save lives Random acts of kindness My dog Nespresso‘s unexpectedly fortuitous decision to...
So far, more than 700 Israeli deaths have been confirmed. More than 2,000 are wounded, and more than 100 have been kidnapped and are being held captive in Gaza. We’re still safe. Everything is scary and nothing is the same… Following the news (and not following the news)… Driving 40 minutes to my office (Because I needed to get out of the house)… Walking the dog… Being...
I managed to get a few hours of sleep last night, after drinking a big glass of wine (my third or fourth of the day – I lost count) at around 1am in an attempt to relax my mind and body enough to fall asleep. Just to give you an idea of the scope of what happened, according to a Google search I just did, 600 deaths here would be proportionately equal to approximately 20,600...
I tried to be organized and write a proper update with consideration given to structure and organization, but the truth is that this is going to be more like a disorganized spewing of words and thoughts. I simply do not have the emotional bandwidth at this point to organize my thoughts. As of this writing, at least 250 Israelis have been killed and approximately 1,500 have...
For those of you abroad who might not be aware of what’s happening in Israel right now. I’ve lived here for 32 years – through uprisings, terror attacks, and wars, and in all that time, I can’t remember a single event that has been as horrible or as terrifying as this one. Where we live is safe (though we’ve had a few rocket warning sirens this...