UncategorizedAugust 2, 2014: Events UnfoldingArleneAugust 2, 2014 by ArleneAugust 2, 20140318 Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) I left my posting abruptly yesterday because of the advent of Shabbat and want here to follow through. But it’s tentatively
UncategorizedAugust 1, 2014: With a Heavy HeartArleneAugust 2, 2014 by ArleneAugust 2, 20140341 Our whole nation is weary – strong, determined, clear about who we are, but weary. How could it be otherwise? We are contending with both
UncategorizedJuly 31, 2014: Potentially a Huge Turn-AroundArleneJuly 31, 2014 by ArleneJuly 31, 20140372 Today I am feeling a far greater certainty that our government is going to see through this war to its necessary end. That our prime minister
UncategorizedJuly 30, 2014: Struggle All the WayArleneJuly 30, 2014 by ArleneJuly 30, 20140377 Let me begin with a video of something I described last night from the Shloshim ceremonies at the Great Synagogue. This is Lt. Col. Shai
UncategorizedJuly 28, 2014: ShloshimArleneJuly 29, 2014 by ArleneJuly 29, 20140328 Shloshim means 30 in Hebrew, and and it is now a significant 30 days since the funerals of the three students who had been kidnapped
UncategorizedJuly 28, 2014: How It IsArleneJuly 28, 2014 by ArleneJuly 28, 20140394 A true story told last week by Col. Richard Kemp: He was given the opportunity to meet with several of our soldiers, and in one special
UncategorizedJuly 27, 2014: Time to Finish the ThreatArleneJuly 27, 2014 by ArleneJuly 27, 20140377 It’s going on 72 hours since I’ve posted – the longest interval I’ve gone without a posting since this war with Hamas began. In that
UncategorizedJuly 24, 2014: A Bit BetterArleneJuly 24, 2014 by ArleneJuly 24, 20140375 Kerry has left Israel, for consultations in Cairo. He’ll be back, undoubtedly. But it’s nice to know he’s not here. ~~~~~~~~~~ The FAA ban on
UncategorizedJuly 23, 2014: Hold On, Hold On!ArleneJuly 23, 2014 by ArleneJuly 23, 20140364 We buried another lone soldier today. Max Steinberg, 24, a Golani soldier who came from Los Angeles just a couple of years ago. Again, a
UncategorizedJuly 22, 2014: A Proud and Anguished HeartArleneJuly 22, 2014 by ArleneJuly 22, 20140362 Before I share news, I want to take the liberty of talking, first, about the anguish in my heart – the tears that I carry