Israel’s 78th Independence Day
In a country where everyone is sure they are the prime minister – the fact that there is still a country is probably our greatest success.
In a country where everyone is sure they are the prime minister – the fact that there is still a country is probably our greatest success.
True equality is when everyone puts in the same effort, sacrifices the same thing, and receives according to what they put in. Not according to who they are, or who wasn’t in the military.
Because in the end, discrimination is discrimination – even when it’s wrapped in good intentions, even when it comes with a nice presentation.
A short survival guide to living together without losing your identity, the TV remote, or your right to say: “I’m not in the mood for quinoa.”
“I haven’t suffered enough yet” is not just a phrase, it’s a worldview.
One that teaches you to search for depth, to question comfort, and to remember that life is not just about what happens – but also how you feel about it.
It’s not a paradox that I break down more on Holocaust Day… it actually makes sense.
Because Holocaust Day touches on a place that has no defenses: no army, no state, no heroic story.
Just a person – facing the world’s ability to break him down.
The phrase “His Hand Against Everyone, Everyone’s Hand Against Him” continues to resonate in discussions of Middle Eastern history.
And that says something interesting about the Bible.
There are many important things in the world: world peace, education in values, shares in Tesla. But there is only one thing truly essential to the survival of the human race – Grandma.
Children need to know who they are, what their ancestors went through – not to be condescending but to feel a sense of belonging.
Saturday morning, the sun is shining, the kids are screaming, the dog is running away, and the neighbor decides to turn on Ofer Levy karaoke at exactly 7:48. And amidst all this commotion, there is a moment of grace: you open the refrigerator door and know – mushroom borax is waiting there.
If there is one thing that can be said about the people who live in Zion, it is this: they may not have asked for this reality.
But they have certainly learned to live with it… and if they have to live with it – then at least with a little humor.