It's the last day of Passover in Pittsburgh, on a special day called the Moshiach's meal, a symbolic way of embracing the Messiah - the redemption, and I'm leaning against our porch door. My eyes are full of tears and I tell my husband who's holding a box of matzah and grape juice that there's [...]
Now that I'm back on US soil, I feel compelled to share a report of the She Writes Press Israel edition tour I did for Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of Service and Sacrifice in the Israel Defense Forces. General thoughts and impressions: To be at my home country where I did my voluntary service in [...]
I'm way beyond excited to share the official news! I'm working on the second book in the Accidental Soldier series. If all goes well, it will be published sometime in 2017. (that doesn't seem a long time away in the grand publishing world of things!) The second book focuses on my displacement as an immigrant [...]
Each day as I build my business, I'm constantly making decisions that take me out of my comfort zone. You learn things as you go in less-than-perfect conditions. You feel inadequate, afraid, insecure. There's no guarantee you'll succeed and that can feel scary. Courage is a mindset that when nurtured earlier in life, allows you [...]
This coming of age story of transformation and personal growth is uniquely told from a female immigrant serving in the Israel Defense Forces. This post focuses on all the juicy bits - the scenes of courage that aren't in the memoir, from the scary to the unexpected. 1. Learning about mines on the Israeli-Syrian border. [...]