Young Mother with COVID and Newborn in Critical Condition
Today on the light rail, on the way home from getting my 1st corona vaccination, I noticed an elderly woman wearing an official badge that read, “I’ve been immunized against Corona.” I imagined the year this woman has had, distanced from her children and grandchildren, shut up at home. And now she’s free to go […]
Read MoreFamilies Under Lockdown
We are now in the middle of Israel’s 3rd lockdown, which means my kids are home more or less all day, every day. By 9 PM tonight my little kids were yelling at one another again with shrill indignation, and I’d had it. I turned to my oldest, “Hadas, could you pleeease deal with them? […]
Read MoreOn My Way to Get the Corona Vaccine…
Over 1.5 million Israelis have gotten the Corona vaccine so far, a sixth of the population, #1 in the world. And I’m personally eager to join that growing number, but I’m too young and too healthy (b”H!) to be eligible. So last night I decided to try my luck, and took a bus to the […]
Read MoreThe Teacher Who Changed My Life (7-Minute Charlie Harary Video)
Charlie Harary was such a troublemaker in high-school, his principal had his mother’s phone number on speed-dial. Here’s the story of the teacher who believed in him and enabled him to become the person he is today. This made me laugh out loud and also moved me deeply.
Read MoreMom’s 3 Kids: The Lawyer, the Professor, and the Housewife
The day before Mom’s funeral, her rabbi set up a meeting with us to learn more about Mom for the eulogy. And something I found really curious happened. My brother said he credited Mom with his decision to become a civil-rights lawyer, inspired by her determination to make the world a better place, even carrying […]
Read MoreWhen Itzhak Perlman’s Violin String Broke Onstage
The message of this story was the message of my Mom’s life–even after her parents were killed suddenly in a car accident when she was only 25, even after she was diagnosed with MS just a few years later. And it’s also a message for me now that I have to figure out how to […]
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