Posts Tagged ‘army’
Monday, January 9th, 2012
I didn’t feel any need to write an update today, since no words can match the picture below. But then my Mom (who had come with my Dad to help out) asked that I send her letter out to “Stella’s Army.”
Dear Stella’s Army:
On our flight and since getting home, I keep thinking about what you are doing for my family. To me, you are the meaning of true religion. Your support, kindness, and help to Stella and Yarden, my wonderful grandchildren and to Jerry and myself is beyond what ever the ancient sages could have imagined.
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Tags: ancient sages, army, bottom of my heart, maryland right, rabbi, religion and philosophy, support, support kindness, today, update
Posted in Israel, Personal, Stella | 10 Comments »
Sunday, January 1st, 2012
Last night I lay in bed next to Stella watching the e-mails and comments come in from members of “Stella’s Army.” We were in the hospital and I was much relieved that the night staff did not try and throw me out of bed. I guess Israeli hospitals are different. When I asked someone if they were going to bring bedding and hospital pajamas for Stella, he pointed me in the direction of a closet and let me know that it is really self-service here (although they did not ask me to put in the IV.) On the other hand, I don’t know if I could have gotten away with crawling into the bed with Stella anywhere else, so all things considered, so far so good.
Around 2:00 AM, I considered getting up and writing a post. But I didn’t want to disturb Stella (not that she really needs sleep now!) Also, I was not sure exactly what I would write. So I just watched the e-mails and comments come in over my iPhone. And that’s when I realized what I wanted to write.
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Tags: army, bed, closet, direction, e mail, guinness world record, guinness world record book, iphone, night staff, post, stella, surgery, tomorrow
Posted in Israel | 38 Comments »
Friday, June 24th, 2011
I was flying back to Israel and found myself sitting next to a Jewish teen excited about his first trip to the Holy Land. I asked what the occasion was and he said that he was part of a group that was coming on a ten day study tour. I expected him to mention that the trip was part of Birthright or maybe some similar group when he surprised me by saying that the whole trip was funded by the “Committee for Peace, Justice, and……” (I stopped listening at this point.)
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Tags: army, bunch, Committee, hevron, Holy, home, jewish teen, Justice, kid, land, occassion, Other, other crap, peace in the middle east, similar group, study, today, trip to the holy land
Posted in Israel, Politics | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Put Your Foot Down
Adidas, the global sportswear company whose running shoes I have bought for the last time, has decided to join Brazil, Uruguay, and other under-achieving South American countries in a denial of history. Apparently, they demanded that the Jerusalem marathon not pass through any areas of “occupied” Jerusalem. So now, the organizers will make sure that none of us run that close to those “illegal” neighborhoods of the city. (Thanks Israel Matzav.)
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Tags: army, attachment, brazil uruguay, city, east jerusalem, history, israeli sovereignty, Jersualem, occupation, propoganda, south american countries, sportswear, sportswear company, trendy cafes
Posted in Israel, Personal, Politics, Running | 1 Comment »
