Face to Face, Still Hurts but Less

In a matter of speaking only, because I only mean this guy below, who is giving a concert in Jerusalem tonight. So here's Yehuda Poliker with two of the songs I like best. And don't forget this guy is 60, but boy, can he sing:


Face to face with a not so young woman, whose face betrays the passage of time, but still looks beautiful up close, so beautiful that he wants her to stay the night and wait for dawn. With him:



Hurts but less, less but still hurts:



Oh, mamma ...

Why Dogs Love Engineers

The Unbearable Lightness of Terror

Hello all,

In this time of conflict in Gaza, it would be good to remember the thousands of young people and children who have been living under the threat of Kassam bombs for more than 8 years. This past summer, my 21 year old daughter Dana made this video. I was in the United States with my two younger children Mayan and Gabi, at Camp Interlaken, where they were guests of the wonderful Milwaukee JCC. I was unaware that Dana had made this video and she showed it to me only this morning, on this the 7th day of the war in Gaza.

Since Saturday afternoon, the Tzeva Adom alarm has sounded 28 times in our kibbutz and many bombs have fallen; however, we are of high spirits and our thoughts and prayers are with our soldiers. Please feel free to distribute this link as you see fit.

Shalom,

Marcell Bar-On
Kibbutz Nir-Am - Gaza Border




h/t Elder of Ziyon

Life in Sderot

This is what life looks like in Sderot: terrorized civilians, traumatized children, shattered lives. This is what is has looked like for the past eight years:

Things My Jewish Mother Taught Me

Opened my mailbox this morning and found this little jewel:

My Jewish mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE:
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

My Jewish mother taught me RELIGION:
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My Jewish mother taught me LOGIC:
"Because I said so, that's why."

My Jewish mother taught me MORE LOGIC:
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My Jewish mother taught me FORESIGHT:
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
(Nope, in fact it was my Jewish grandmother who taught me that - Ed.)

My Jewish mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS:
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

My Jewish mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM:
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

My Jewish mother taught me about STAMINA:
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
(Still sitting there - Ed.)

My Jewish mother taught me about HYPOCRISY:
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times--don't exaggerate!"

My Jewish mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION:
"Stop acting like your father!"
(But Mommy, I love my Dad! - Ed.)

My Jewish mother taught me about ENVY:
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."
(So true - Ed.)

My Jewish mother taught me about ANTICIPATION:
"Just wait until we get home."

My Jewish mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE:
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."

My Jewish mother taught me ESP:"
Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

My Jewish mother taught me DARK HUMOR:
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

My Jewish mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT:
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My Jewish mother taught me GENETICS:
"You're just like your father."

My Jewish mother taught me WISDOM:
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."
(I'm past your age, Mommy, and still clueless - Ed.)

And the most enduring one: My Jewish mother taught me about JUSTICE:
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!"

Oh, God, how I miss my Jewish mother!