Two Weeks Before Passover, the Phone Rang
The call-up came for thousands of reservists heading North. I sat in Modiin and felt it pull at me from both directions. I started a new job last week. Monday morning. New desk, new team, new ID badge that still smells like plastic. The kind of fresh start you plan for and look forward to […]
Waiting for the Next War
The life of an IDF reservist is lived between two screens: the one your kids are watching and the one in your pocket that could change everything. The news broke. US and Iran were escalating. Satellites picked up movement. Analysts were talking. Twitter was on fire. And I was sitting on my couch in Modiin, […]
Why I’m Going Back
The unit I wanted to serve with from the beginning is giving me the opportunity. I can’t pass that up. The Rasap of Unit 7108 started calling me Uncle Aron sometime during my third visit. I’d show up at their base with supplies, spend a few hours helping however I could, and eventually the name […]