Just don’t become a Zionist. He said it with a slight measure of concern. My husband and I laughed about it. We know they’re afraid we’ve completely lost it…we know they don’t like the path we’re on. Where he comes from the word ‘Zionist’ is dirty. It means cutting off peyot and slipping pork into … Continue reading So Your Son Married a Zionist
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Why Beit Shemesh Means Nothing To Me
Back in September, I wrote a post about the situation here in Beit Shemesh. I wrote mainly out of frustration with my new hometown, and because mothers were bringing politics to the park. I responded to a conversation held in front of children on this blog, although looking back maybe I should have kept my … Continue reading Why Beit Shemesh Means Nothing To Me
V’Ani…Im Gilad…
I watch you….broken….crushed…as you pick up the pieces…of your shattered dreams…and silent hopes…and face the future. With courage, you stand…at attention…saluting the world…although they had forgotten you…and you walk on…erect…tall…giant. Together…as a nation…we faced the difficulties…of wrenching feelings…of right and wrong…of good and bad…while you sat…isolated. Together…we cried…for you…for those who were lost…for those who … Continue reading V’Ani…Im Gilad…
Orot Banot
Well, it's reached me. I tried to keep quiet about it, tried to watch from a distance, but it's all the rage at the park these days and lord knows I ain't one to let a good point go unheard. Orot Banot - by now the best-known school in Beit Shemesh - has made its … Continue reading Orot Banot
The Greatest Love of All
My beloved! she cries, gripping his tattered shrouds. What will be? Her upturned face is streaked with rivers of sorrow and fear. Bent at the knees, her broken body only has the strength to crawl. Her shoulders, burdened with unbearable weight, heave with every breath that fills her exhausted lungs. She cannot go on. He pulls … Continue reading The Greatest Love of All
Colloquially Speaking 