The paradox of being Israeli is life under extreme uncertainty & reassuring predictability. We don’t know what’s happening on our borders. But, we know exactly when to build our succahs, when to buy matzah, and when rain won’t fall for months to come
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To my fellow Israelis, this one is for you XO
It’s strange to live in a long gone past and an uncertain present while we hope for the future. Yet, people in Israel are not afraid. We celebrate life — shopping carts full, guests invited for meals, visiting with family and traveling the country.
Uncertainty isn’t a new feeling for Jews. But uncertainty in one’s own homeland, where Christmas ornaments are succah decorations, where Saturday is Shabbat, and a Jewish army protects and defends its people, means uncertainty isn’t what it used to be.
And, after 2000 yrs of not having a Jewish homeland, it is the absolute best way to live.
