I wanted to write about it... My problems. My silly issue with our apartment and our need to move... and the stress and the anxiety and the fear we'd never find another place and the panic that we can't cover the costs and the frustration that this is just going to be the story of our … Continue reading Arise
Tag: israel
SILENCE!!!!
HEY! Tzfira! He yells it across the crowded store and everything goes quiet. Almost. Beep…beep…beep. One cashier is still working. The quiet gets to her and she looks up in surprise. Slowly, she stands and lowers her head. Two women continue their conversation. Hearing English during these moments of silence is making me cringe and … Continue reading SILENCE!!!!
Black and White and Green All Over
It's hard to write this. I don't really want to, but I saw something today that made me realize there are people out there that cannot say what I am going to say, but desperately need to. So I'm voicing it. A few days ago, my husband took my daughter to the bus. We need … Continue reading Black and White and Green All Over
Orange
It was summer and we were young and somewhat naïve. Marriage was new. Living in Israel as responsible adults was new. Political talk was new. It was an orange summer. We were so convinced that orange would be heard. We wore it everywhere. We raised our orange banners and we screamed so loudly it was … Continue reading Orange
AS IF
Have you seen the picture of Eden Atias? He is facing the camera...beautiful...young...looking full of life...with a slight smirk that suggests he knows about his beauty...youth...and the full life he has. And then, have you seen the picture of the seat he was sitting on as, exhausted from the beginning of his basic training, he … Continue reading AS IF
Colloquially Speaking 