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

Category: Israeli life

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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

— heroes, Israel at war, Israeli Army, Israeli life, travel —

Tirelessly Moving Forward

August 26, 2024

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

— Israel, Israel at war, Israeli life —

A Prayer for Laughter

June 4, 2024

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

— Israel, Israel at war, Israeli Army, Israeli life —

Terror, Tomatoes & Tomorrows

May 9, 2024

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

— heroes, Israel at war, Israeli kids, Israeli life —

Standing with the Idan Amedis of Israel

March 28, 2024

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

— Israel, Israel at war, Israeli Army, Israeli life —

100 Days

January 13, 2024

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

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

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, Israeli Army, Israeli life —

Kugels, Trampolines, Tears & Weddings

October 17, 2023

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

— 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

— Israel, Israeli Army, Israeli life —

Extinguished Light

October 12, 2023

The last time I saw him was at Har Herzl. We were there, at the military cemetery in Jerusalem, to pay our final respects to a member of an elite fighting unit who had fallen the day before. Shilo was there to pay his respects as well. It was July 2023, and we ran into… Read More Extinguished Light

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