An Instant In An Eternity

With the momentum I just created for myself with the last post, and given two huge issues at play in the Israeli media (and I suspect more broadly), I want to offer up an analysis. I get my news in a variety of ways: what I hear and understand on the radio when I happen to hear the 2-5 minute newscast in Hebrew at the top of the hour what my friends post to Facebook (which is really quite diverse, I have an amazing array of friends who read all manner of great news sources, thank you!) what I read in bits and pieces at The Times of Israel on my own what I read in bits and pieces at The New York Times also on my own By no means is my understanding of the current events comprehensive as I am usually interrupted mid-read by a small child or other matter requiring attention. I do my best. This is part of what has spurred me to start writing this blog - the explosion of news sources and the immediacy of the internet based news cycle can make news overwhelming and so quickly out d...

I can't remember the number of times I have use this phrase in Hebrew - all things related to settling into life in Israel go this way - slowly. It takes patience, which is remarkable for a country totally lacking in patience! I've put on my daily to do list to write this post numerous times since I started this experience. And, shockingly, it's gotten pushed off a bit. But I'm persistent, if nothing else. First of all, thank you to everyone who wrote back to me with kind words of support and encouragement. My mother wrote with an insightful and thought-provoking point. And so I'll use that as a jumping off point here. She wrote to me: "I would also ask why you are writing to the audience you pick and what you want to tell them." Easier said than done! To answer the first part, I don't have an audience in mind in particular. I have shared this with everyone in my address book and invite you all to share it on further. The absence of a specific ...