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unwearable in six weeks, tops. But say yes to the techina, if we ever
get out of here. You won’t regret it.”
After many more minutes, shared sighs, smiles, and exaggerated Visit the parents in
pantomimes, a salesperson materialized from the fabled back
room to ring up our transaction. With a heartfelt wave to my new ןורבח
compatriot, I grabbed the jeans and skipped off to Rebar. She was
totally right about the techina.
ALIYAH DIARIES Our oldest son is soon to be entering the Israeli Army. This marks
a major transition in the life of any family, but as immigrants
without prior military experience, I feel even more out of my depth
than usual. I cannot help my son navigate the bureaucracy, I have
no understanding of what his army service will entail, and I am
bewildered by the new jargon and the endless strings of acronyms
that are now part of our everyday conversation. I want to support
and prepare my child, but at this juncture, I am woefully inept.
I have joined a WhatsApp group of English-speaking parents
with children in the army. The group is made up of Anglos from
all backgrounds. We are religious and secular, moms and dads,
veteran army parents and newbies like myself. It’s a great place
to ask questions and seek advice and support. Posts range from,
“What’s the best way to wash my son’s uniform?” to “My daughter
is graduating from her officer’s course, how much schnitzel should
I bring to the celebration?” Jennifer L.
Really inspiring tour! Rabbi
While there are many posts to sift through, the main takeaway Simcha did an amazing job!
that I have reached after hours of diligent scrolling is that if my He gets so into the stories Rivkie W.
that you feel like you were
child is to be successful in this new era of his life, I must buy him there, actually making you We've been on this tour numerous
part of history!
thick, antifungal socks. times and always enjoy & benefit
from it. This time we really
appreciated the updated Beit
And so to protect my baby, I went on Amazon and bought the hell Hadassa museum. It was really a
moving experience. Can't wait to
out of those antifungal socks! Not just your cheap, run of the mill come back again!
antifungals, mind you. These socks promise to scare the life out
of any fungus that even thinks about gathering at my boy’s feet.
This sharing community of strangers has helped me cope with
what lies ahead, and I am truly grateful.
What I have learned here is that while we cannot currently discuss
judicial reform without causing phoenixes to lose their wings, we
are still united by so many things: we love the Material Girl and
we hate preaching. We love techina and we hate that our teeth
are incapable of gnawing through anti-theft devices. We love our Don’t take our word for it…
soldiers, and we maintain a fierce and passionate hatred of fungus. see what everyone is saying

And as the political saga plays out over the next few weeks I hope
we will see that this is enough to go on. Until then, my protest about Hebron on TripAdvisor!
chant is:
Round-trip coach bus to Kever Rachel, Maarat HaMachpela
More Rebar, Less Mushrooms! and modern Jewish Hebron neighborhoods.
More Voguing, Less Athlete’s Foot!
More Madonna, Less Fungus! Let us know if your child is celebrating a Bar/Bat Mitzvah so
we can make their experience even more meaningful!
Left, right, or center, on these things we can certainly agree.

Kally Kislowicz HEBRONFUND.ORG
made Aliyah from Cleveland, Ohio, to Efrat in 2016.
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