Soldier Mom: Sewing My Son’s New Rank On His Uniform
It has now been close to three years since my son was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Recently he received his latest military rank. He is now a Sergeant First […]
It has now been close to three years since my son was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Recently he received his latest military rank. He is now a Sergeant First […]
When my son and his friends were first drafted into the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) they regularly requested home made cookies. At the height of my cookie baking for “me […]
On the first day of the Israel-Hamas Cease Fire (Thursday, 22 November 2012): Schools in Southern Israel remained closed, The Israel Defense Forces hadn’t issued the order disbanding reserve army […]
Today, 20 November 2012, at 1415 hours (2:15 p.m.) the Jerusalem Air Raid Alert went off again. Yes, just like that, in the middle of a beautiful, sunny Tuesday afternoon, […]
After sun set on Saturday, 17 November 2012, with the weekend over, it was time to drive my daughter back to her apartment in Tel Aviv. I had very mixed […]
Sometimes some of “my” soldiers need to get back to their bases on a Sunday morning. Over time, I have learned that the Military Police is out in vengeful, I […]
I did not know Lieutenant Uri Koton. I happened upon his grave in Kibbutz Dafna Cemetery, three years ago the day before the 42nd Jerusalem Day. Since it was the day […]
I am not a political pundit so instead of attempting to discuss this past week’s serious political spasm of the current Israeli Government, created in part by the re-proposal of […]
Sima, our Jewish Israeli-born, ethnically Halabi (Aleppo, Syria), housekeeper gives the words “domestic assistant” a whole new spin. Yes, she is our housekeeper and for the past 20 years she […]
The Rosh HaNikra area on the Mediterranean coast in the Western Galilee includes three islands, a nature reserve, a beach, a national park, and an infrequently used land crossing operated […]