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Navigating Life in Israel as an Olah & Working Mom of 6 Young Men

Category: Israel under fire

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From Cemetery to Ceasefire

January 17, 2025

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

— Israel, Israel under fire, Israeli Army, Israeli kids —

To Be Israeli Is

November 9, 2023

To be Israeli is To have your 17-year-old ask you if he can please miss school today To attend the funeral of a 20-year-old soldier he’s never met. To be Israeli is To think that’s perfectly normal and to tell him that he absolutely can Take your car to drive to the national military cemetery… Read More To Be Israeli Is

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The Grief of a People

October 29, 2023

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

— Israel, Israel under fire, Israeli Army —

Covered in Flags

October 22, 2023

The country has been covering itself in Israeli flags since the horrific events of October 7. Our youth in our community have made it their personal duty to place flags anywhere and everywhere, offering the community a feeling of unity and of strength. I decided to document some of these flags and the process of… Read More Covered in Flags

— Israel, Israel under fire, Israeli Army —

Simchat Torah War – Two Weeks In

October 20, 2023

Another guest post from Josh Sussman: Checking back in with another update from a week of war; granted this week was not quite as dramatic as last week, but the sense is that this is the (relative) calm before the storm. Last Shabbat was calm and quiet. We reverted back to our small Corona minyan… Read More Simchat Torah War – Two Weeks In

— Israel, Israel under fire, Israeli Army, Israeli life —

Simchat Torah War – 6 Days In

October 13, 2023

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

— heroes, Israel, Israel under fire —

A Slice of Life Today

October 9, 2023

I think it’s impossible for anyone who doesn’t live in Israel to understand what our days look like right now. And today has been a particularly schizophrenic one. The streets are completely empty – completely. At least in our area, the regional council doesn’t want people out. So we are all working from home and… Read More A Slice of Life Today

— Aliyah, Cinema City, family time, Israel under fire, movies, war —

Helping Kids to be Kids..Even During War

July 11, 2014

As I wrote in my last post, we are celebrating our 10 year Aliyaversary at the moment. We have talked for a while now about how we would make the anniversary special for the boys and we have had many ideas- some grand and some modest. But we didn’t expect to be at war when… Read More Helping Kids to be Kids..Even During War

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