From Sad-ish to Glad-ish
I’ve been chugging along for the last few days trying to think what to write, not feeling there was much to say. The wonderful thing […]
Month: December 2012
Settling Back to Quiet
When Elie’s unit was moved south and put in position near Gaza before the Cast Lead War in 2008, I experienced about a month of […]
So They Won’t Serve…and Merry Christmas
I love this blog. I think that’s the bottom line. My writing appears in many places – I’ve got one strand on Times of Israel […]
Coloring a Camel
I don’t know how to start this post. Do I write about a young girl, a camel, or a terrorist attack? Do I write as […]
That’s the Way the World Is…
I was talking to Elie about the Sandy Hook/Newtown tragedy and about some discussions I’ve been following on Twitter. The consensus of one group is that teachers […]
A Grieving Mother’s Parting Words
What words of comfort could I offer the mother of a six year old. May the family of Noah Pozner and all the victims of […]
Tzav Rishon – First Command/Callup
January 13th is looming larger and larger and as it comes closer, I know it is silly for it to make my stomach sink. It’s […]
From Sandy Hook to Netiv Meir; From Maalot to Newtown
Thirty-eight years ago, Palestinian terrorists attacked a school in Ma’alot and murdered 22 Israeli school children. It was so different than the horrible massacre that […]
If you talk to them, what would you say?
It’s an interesting question my mother asked me. An international media organization has contacted me – no one would ever accuse them of being pro-Israel; […]