Observations about life in Israel from a Canadian immigrant's perspective.
Terror hit Ra’anana yesterday. At nine in the morning, a man was stabbed while waiting for a bus on Ahuza, the city’s main street. Within minutes, ambulance sirens were wailing, cell phones ringing, our concerned kids calling to check if we were ok. Helicopters hovered just above the palms. We did not yet have the… Continue reading Resilience in Ra'anana
Selling flags in anticipation of Yom Ha'atzma'ut. Twenty three thousand three hundred and twenty flags are flying half-mast today. These blue and white flags were lovingly placed at the graveside of fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror. Sixty seven years of statehood: 23,320 lives lost for the sake of being Jews in a Jewish… Continue reading 23,320 flags
It has been another challenging week here in Israel. Life in Israel is similar to being on a roller coaster. There are ups and downs, curves and moments of terror, then incredible highs before a steep plummet. The day before election, this country was perched at the top of a deep abyss. We voted and… Continue reading It's a roller coaster ride
The days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are called the Aseret Yomei Teshuvah, the ten days of repentance. This sounds very heavy and it actually is. In the Midrash Tanchumah, it is written that G-d says, “The gates of Heaven are open, and I will listen to your prayers.” During these days, we feel… Continue reading A Meaningful Life
Life in Israel is surreal now. Hundreds of rockets are being blasted from Gaza into Israel daily. Reaching as far north as Haifa, these rockets are threatening a huge percentage of the Israeli population. Israel’s largest, most densely populated cities, including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa, are under threat. But not under siege. Everyone outside… Continue reading Boom
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