September 25 – November 3, 2019 “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.” Mark Twain Boom. A deep and thunderous thud echoes throughout the openness of the desert and momentarily fills its void. “This is a big tanking practice area for the...
No Big Deal. One Month in Israel
May 3, 2018 A soldier is sitting next to me. He has a loaded machine gun, and it’s no big deal. A month ago this would have scared the hell out of me. Now it’s no more unique than the man sitting across from us with a briefcase in his lap, on his way to work. The...
The Golan Heights, Border Patrol, and a Lesson in Perspective
April 8, 2018 “HO-LEE shit. No way that just happened. No way.” These were the thoughts painfully scorching my brain, paralyzing me with panic such that I couldn’t even utter anything audibly to Yuval, on a rainy, dreary afternoon. “Yuval, where’s my bag?” my voice...
Don’t Go to Israel!
April 5, 2018 “Don’t let them stamp your passport,” I was told by countless people. “Israel doesn’t have many friends in the Middle East and there are plenty of countries that will not let you in if they find an Israel stamp in your passport.” This flashed through my...