They come with their smiles, packed with equipment, wires, earphones, guns. But they don’t look like the soldiers I know, like the soldier I raised. They look like my coworkers, my neighbors, my friends. They are miluimnikim (reserve soldiers) – they’ve left their jobs for the month, their warm beds, their time with their children.… Read More A Warm Heart for Reserve Soldiers
These are my sons and my daughters. I look at the lot of them sitting around with their feet up and their heads tipped back. Some are smoking outside. Others are checking social media, checking out the news, checking in with Mom. I think about these kids. They could be in a dorm room hanging… Read More With Their Country On Their Backs
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
