Month: October 2008

When I speak to Elie, I love the times I can hear laughter in his voice. Over the last few weeks, the calls have been […]

In a few days, not more than a week, Elie will once again move to the southern training base far from home. He knows the […]

I was feeling lonely on my drive home. Stressed about all the work and pressures and decided to call Elie. No real reason, just he […]

Israel’s national obsession with the level of the water of the Sea of Galilee finally allows us to take a deep breath and say thanks… […]

There are certain laws of physics in this world that we know, must accept, and respond accordingly…well, that’s the theory. See, there’s gravity – what […]

I’m a news-aholic. I confess it; I accept it; I give up. My nature won’t change and the only thing I can do, at times, […]

I spoke to Elie this morning, after seeing him for a few brief moments yesterday and that was what he told me, “Ima, the guys […]

Once again the army is preparing to rotate its troops – not in a physical sense necessarily, but in the sense that many soldiers will […]

If you see your neighbor do something illegal, you have an obligation, according to American law (and Israeli law) to do something. When you choose […]