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When I walk down the street, I picture myself walking down an Israeli street. It might feel exactly the same.
That neighbor could be my Israeli neighbor, muttering in Hebrew with her husband instead of in English. Walking down random streets tends to feel the same way, no matter where I am walking.
The similarity …
Today, my sister brought up a David Ben-Gurion quote:
“In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles.”
David Ben-GurionJoshua stopping the sun and Daniel in a den of lions are pretty remarkable, but in my personal life, they don’t compare right now to the fact that the Jewish Agency …
Everyone in this world that I have ever met will confront their own death one day.
I’ll die in Israel, hopefully from old age and surrounded by my awesome family. And lots of books.
The world does not end when we do.
I mentioned to my father yesterday in an email that the safety of …
I loved my second grade teacher. (Actually, she was a third grade teacher; I placed high in English so they bumped me up.) She was a kind woman with a pretty smile. I liked the way she explained math problems.
She gave us excellent stories to read, sent us on treasure hunts and used any …