Yesterday, we were at Har Herzl for the two-year azkara (memorial) for Shiloh Rauchberger, who fell on the 7th while fighting off dozens of terrorists on his base and saving so many people that day. The memorial brought me back to his funeral, to that terrible first week of the war. Then, as we arrived… Read More Two Years Later
Yesterday was the 1 year anniversary of the fall of Ephraim Jackman, a friend and neighbor who died defending all of us in our war against terror. Ephraim fell in Gaza and I think most of us at the cemetery probably remember where we were at the moment that we heard the terrible news a… Read More From Cemetery to Ceasefire
You know you’ve got the short end of the stick for the day when you video call your husband from the tire puncture place, while watching him float down a river in Thailand. But I don’t feel envious, or jealous, or frustrated. I just feel grateful for both of our journeys today. And here’s why.… Read More Tirelessly Moving Forward
I woke up this morning feeling better than my poor jet-lagged body has felt since I landed Friday. And, realizing that the jetlag and prohibitive heat have made exercise tricky, I decided to veer off my normal schedule and take a morning walk. By chance, one of my friends was available and we walked together… Read More A Prayer for Laughter
I’m a writer. I love to write about the small and lovely things that happen to us in our daily lives in Israel. Sometimes I also write about our struggles as a nation and our personal struggles as parents of six present and future soldiers. But lately it’s just been so hard to write. To… Read More Terror, Tomatoes & Tomorrows
In a world that has literally gone mad, we have to hold onto what we know to be right and look to the quiet heroes among us. Idan Amedi is one such example. Amedi is a singer-songwriter and an actor. He’s famous in Israel and has, most recently, been known for his role on the popular… Read More Standing with the Idan Amedis of Israel
100 days. If you asked most Israelis how long we’ve been at war, they might say that it feels like a lifetime. Or they might say that it’s been one day, since we are all stuck forever on October 7, 2023. Or they might say the technical amount of days that it’s actually been –… Read More 100 Days
I’ve vacillated between needing to pay homage to the stories of survivors, the murdered and the kidnapped, and needing to preserve my own sanity and my own soul. There is so much to worry about and so much angst to be had in our little country that it’s literally hard to breath sometimes. Well, more… Read More The Grief of a People
Our days are completely and totally unpredictable at the moment. Other than the fact that we are both trying to work, and trying to remember to eat once in awhile, there is no other consistency. Each day brings new challenges, new ways to try to help others, new tears and much more. We are all… Read More Kugels, Trampolines, Tears & Weddings
This is a guest post from my husband, Josh Sussman. We have been blown away by people from all over the world reaching out to us over the last 6 days. Your thoughts, prayers and support are felt and are incredibly important. With two boys in active combat duty, we also share with them (when… Read More Simchat Torah War – 6 Days In
