fbpx

To live with the Iranian threat

When I was 5 years old, my mom picked me up from kindergarten and brought me back to our house in North Tel Aviv.
[additional-authors]
August 27, 2015

When I was 5 years old,  my mom picked me up from kindergarten and brought me back to our house in North Tel Aviv.

I asked her a question that seemed so normal: “Mom, at what age do people go to the military?”

“At the age of 18,” she answered.

“And what will I need to do there?” I asked.

[

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Michael Douglas Memoir, ‘One Helluva Ride,’ Is a Helluva Read

At 82, Douglas has survived cancer, is married to the love of his life, Catherine Zeta-Jones, has been in iconic films including “Wall Street” and “Basic Instinct” and grew up with the pressure of having a famous father, the legendary actor Kirk Douglas.

A Burst of Inspirational Art in Hadassah

What makes them special, in addition to their ethereal beauty, is that four of the paintings are of women; two others, while abstract, appear to reference the female.

Jon Polin Wants Answers, Not Revenge, Three Years After Oct. 7

One day before the three-year anniversary of the Oct. 7th attacks, the father of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin called for a national commission of inquiry, spoke about what comes next for him and Rachel, and said punishment for Israel’s failures is not what he seeks.

Making Jewish Fiction New Again

In a climate of anti-Jewish censorship, a new fiction imprint from Wicked Son will play a part in determining the future of Jewish fiction in America.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.