Exploring Israel
Adventures in Israel
Switzerland and Israel. An Unlikely Connection
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...