Month: January 2009

This is what Elie and so many other soldiers would say to the world and the people of Gaza, if they could. But Elie is […]

Sometimes, no words really are better… 07:10 AM – Jan/29/09 Gaza terrorists Thursday morning and ended several days of quiet for Sderot residents, attacking the […]

… today at the PaintBall field. Elie told me about his few hours on the field, much of it with laughter and smiles. He shot […]

It’s nice to get back to normal – to post something ironic and funny about my country, rather than something about the war. For now, […]

Elie is off with the other commanders in his unit – playing PaintBall. His gun is secured here in my office behind two locks, dismantled […]

My stomach headed south today. The darn phone beeped with a message that a soldier had been killed near Gaza in an explosion. Another soldier […]

There are many things that I think are unique about the Israeli army. Chief among these things is the way that the Israeli soldier interacts […]

After long talks with Elie, here are my thoughts (and his) on what came out of this war: What came out of this war: A […]

Yesterday, my son was called to the Torah. Even more, he read the entire weekly portion, as well as the additional section known as the […]