Games in the Negev
My family is obsessive about playing games. As a little girl growing up in Minnesota, playing games with my grandparents and cousins was the activity…
A Great Miracle Happened (W)here? – Beit Zecharia
FAILURE AND LOSS The fifth battle, the Battle of Beit Zecharia, is one that Judah Maccabeus does not win. It took place between Beit Tzur…
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Crusader Mom
History tends to be his-story; but every once in a while, in the annals of history you come upon her-story. One such maker of her-story…
Walking into the Abyss
Tomorrow morning, I awaken to walk into the abyss. I know I'm being overly dramatic, but I am returning my rental car and beginning a…
TEDx Jerusalem Women?
On Friday I went to a taping of a TEDx Women's event in Jerusalem. I looked forward to the event for weeks, being a fan…
Memorial Day Sale
Memorial Day Sale! Everything 25% off! This is how I viewed Memorial Day growing up. Memorial Day was a day set aside by the US…
Sirens
Today, Israel stopped for 2 minutes for a siren. Every year on Holocaust Remembrance Day, sirens sound at 10:00 a.m. Cars on the roads pull…
Birthright to the Max
There have been posts on facebook about an article written recently laying at least some of the "blame" for Max Steinberg's death on the institution…
What Can You do with a Bed?
What can you do? What can you do? What can you do with a bed? Paint it red! Paint it red, yellow, blue And paint…
Three Boys
In my family, we hitchhike. In my family, we pick up hitchhikers. We ask for and receive help from random people we meet. We belong…
