Monthly Archives: July 2006

Here we are, just shy of August 1st, thrust in the middle of the 9 days, and here I am, poised to get married in just over a week. I wonder why I am so calm. The stress is mostly … Continue reading →

Going with my theme lately: Someone is actually acknowledging the difference between religion and actions taken for religion.

My cousin was interviewed as a Northern Israel villager on NPR.You can hear it here:Israeli Settlers Staying Put, Despite the Rockets Note: My cousin is not a settler. The title is a grave misnomer. My cousin lives on what is … Continue reading →

We were gathered ’round the news (which is awful). I went to the kitchen to get everyone some more water, and as I was closing the fridge, I heard a fairly loud explosion, different from the nightly fireworks by the … Continue reading →

I’m in the city and it smells like fried chicken. It’s the 9 days and I’m in the city. I was disengaged from my apartment for dressing like a ——-. I was wearing a t-shirt and a skirt.

“Someone who cannot protect his freedom does not deserve it.” [Haaretz] -Captain Ori Lavie of the Golani Brigade’s 13th Battalion, Company A, about to go into Lebanon. Well, we’ve come a long way, haven’t we?

Send chocolate to a soldier (free and fast).