Rocket Attacks: The Time in Israel
Perhaps you have been hearing of the rocket attacks fired from the Hamas into the South of Israel right now. The war on Israel. Prayers for peace. Need for a peaceleader like Yitzhak Rabin z"l who whispered peace. Now, Israel [...]
First Bus Ride Home from the Army Base as an Israeli Soldier
I am an Israeli soldier taking the first Friday bus up north to see my parents who just moved from the States to a settlement overlooking the Sea of Galilee known as Korazim. I reach high up for the blinds. [...]
First 24 Hours of Arriving in Israel as an Immigrant
At the rental agency in Pittsburgh, I saw a woman trying to explain to a student (in English) where he needed to go in order to get settled into his new apartment. The woman kept explaining the directions over and [...]
Vulnerability in the Israeli Defense Forces
Vulnerability in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during the Persian Gulf War If you read my first post of my memoir series, "An American Behind the Gun in the Israeli Army," you'll notice the words, "vulnerability" and "leadership." I'm now [...]