Month: May 2011

A siren just sounded in Israel – even before it did, a motorcyclist stopped across the street and took off his helmet. Across the street, […]

The candle burns slowly down. In a few hours, another siren and more ceremonies. Last night, a mother walked slowly up onto the stage and […]

Tonight begins Israel’s Memorial Day. It is sadly a bit unique in the world in that it is truly a day of mourning. There are […]

I can’t prove that medically humans need to laugh, although I do seem to recall seeing studies that confirm optimistic people live longer than pessimistic […]

That is a message we have all been expecting for almost 10 years. In some ways, his future was signed on September 11, 2001, every […]

I’ve never done this before – not once, and yet, today I will. I have a candle burning in my living room – a memorial […]

It’s just after 6:00 in the morning. Our dog started barking and I woke moments before my alarm to see what was wrong. A cat […]