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— army, Army mom, Israel, Israel experience —

The Second Time Around

December 18, 2022

Our second son starts the army today. And you would think that things get easier, that we adjust, that we know what to expect after doing this once. But it doesn’t get easier. And I’m not sure it will with the subsequent kids either. Perhaps it’s because it’s been an incredibly painful process and so… Read More The Second Time Around

— army, Army mom, blessings, immigrant, Israel —

Back to Base, Today

April 10, 2022

Today, as I was driving my son and his friends back to their army base I thought to myself: What would 20-year-old you say if she could see you now? Heck, what would 30-year-old you say? And I had to just shake my head in admiration of where life has taken me. And say a… Read More Back to Base, Today

— Aliyah, army, Army mom, Israeli Army, Israeli kids —

My Aliyah Has Its Tzav Rishon Today

December 8, 2021

My Aliyah, and my Aliyah baby, have our tzav rishon today. I’m not sure we’re ready, but we’re going to have to be. 17 years ago, my Aliyah arrived, cradled in a safe nucleus of fluid, of love. It was protected, nurtured, safe. And, over the years, it has learned to walk, to speak Hebrew,… Read More My Aliyah Has Its Tzav Rishon Today

— army, Army mom, Pina Chama —

A Warm Corner in our Hearts

October 12, 2020

I can’t see my son for another month, maybe more. Today, I did the next best thing. I saw yours. Well, perhaps not your son, or daughter, exactly but someone’s. Corona is impacting all of us in one way or another. For some, it’s a death sentence; for others, it’s months of lingering symptoms. For… Read More A Warm Corner in our Hearts

— army, Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day, Israel, Israeli Army, Yom Ha'Shoa, Zionism —

Carrying the Torch of our Futures

April 24, 2017

I created a new file today for the file cabinet. It says “Army Stuff” on it. And as I filed it away, with the first of my first son’s army papers in it, I just couldn’t believe that we had come to this stage. Tonight, I stood in the Neve Daniel hall with hundreds of… Read More Carrying the Torch of our Futures

— army, children, Israel, Israeli Army, parenting, Tzav Rishon —

A First for our First: Tzav Rishon

December 15, 2016

At sixteen, I came to Israel on a teen tour. I enjoyed the 6 week experience, the tour of the country and the beauty of the Land. And then I went home. But something had stuck, had connected, had pulled me. I returned as a 20 year old college student, and then for a year… Read More A First for our First: Tzav Rishon

— army, Israel, Kotel, pride, Tekes Hashbaa, Tzanchanim —

Taking the Pledge

September 19, 2014

Last night, our closest friends invited us to come to their son’s swearing in ceremony for the Israeli army. He joined in July, becoming part of an elite unit within Tzanchanim (paratroopers). The swearing in ceremony for the paratroopers is always at the Kotel (Western Wall) and it proved to be an incredibly moving night.… Read More Taking the Pledge

— army, parenthood, parenting, Yakir —

The Perfect Reminder

May 19, 2013

I saw the sweetest scene this morning. I was on my way to Curves, and was grumbling to myself because I was behind schedule and was going to get to work late. And I was plotting how I could get the kids to move faster in the morning and how I was going to get… Read More The Perfect Reminder

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