The Mysterious Case of the Recurring Gear Request
People keep asking why we are still raising money for helmets and vests. With 100,000 troops between the Lebanon border and the Litani River alone, the answer is simple. Gear wears out, bullets destroy integrity, and this war keeps going.
Two Minutes to Say Chag Sameach
My Seder was peaceful. Hers was a phone call from the border. Our Seder the other night was beautiful. The table was set. The kids were dressed up. The matzah was covered, the wine was poured, the Haggadot were stacked in a pile by the salt water. My youngest stood on her chair and sang […]
Abba, Is That You?
When a father goes to war, his whole family goes with him. They just don’t get the uniform. We knocked on the door of a random apartment in Modiin. My son Elliot was with me. He was ten. We were holding a candy platter with a note from people in Boca Raton who wanted to […]
You Too Can Draft Via Shlav Bet
A guide for those considering late-age military service in Israel. Shlav Bet started as an answer to a problem Israel didn’t anticipate. When waves of Ukrainians and Russians arrived in the 1990s after the Soviet Union collapsed, many came in their late twenties or early thirties. Past the age for mandatory service. Past the window […]