Month: April 2009

I guess that about sums up the situation. Elie called this morning to tell me he was already on the bus coming home. He offered […]

The problem with it being 3:50 a.m. and not being able to sleep, is that the mind can race in all directions. Today, or I […]

Guest Blogging: Today I stood with an Israel SoldierBy: Leora Hyman I live in Gush Etzion. Efrat to be exact. Efrat and Gush Etzion’s history […]

I’m a fireworks-aholic. I love them, especially if I can sit right under them and watch the colors and bright lights explode in the sky. […]

Take a moment (sorry for the commercial, but it’s worth it) and see this video, please: http://wejew.com/media/3101/Israeli_Soldiers_Price_of_Freedom/

In my real life, the one that takes place during the day and far from my children, I’m a technical writer. One of the things […]

Every year, my city (and most cities in Israel) hold a memorial ceremony on the eve of Memorial Day. The ceremony begins, all of them, […]

Kids love to tell their mothers things they really, really don’t need to know. As they get older, they become more sensitive and don’t tell […]

In just over 40 minutes, an air-raid siren will sound all over Israel. It’s a sound that pierces the heart, a wailing that cuts the […]