It started with the renewal of my Israeli driver’s license in December 2025. A simple procedure, you would think. The requirement for seniors my age is an eye test by a licensed optometrist, and a family doctor filling in a form with existing medical conditions that may prevent you from driving.
It is never simple to create new friendships in older age. Many people have close friends from their childhood, even kindergarten – and sometime their parent forge friendships through them.
We all like to collect souvenirs. Sometimes we find a pretty stone when we walk on a trail, other times it is a special shell we see at the beach…
It is so hard to differentiate between the sound of thunder and the sound of falling shrapnel from downed missiles. The only difference is the alarm that you hear on your phone telling you that in the next few minutes you may get a real alarm and you’d better go into your safe room. Today the morning started with real thunder and even some lightening, …
It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience which made me thank the universe that I am still alive to experience: a world-premiere Opera production of The Dybbuk, composed by award-winning composer Josef Bardanashvili, originally from Georgia, whose music is influenced by the rich traditions of his birthplace and his Jewish heritage…
An article in today’s Haaretz newspaper caught my attention. It talks about hair salons being re-established in Gaza. Finally an item not connected to war atrocities, casualties, or death and trauma. But funny enough it is connected to post-traumatic growth. Women who suffered two years of deprivation, uncertainty, and trauma, in a world where they had no control of anything that happens to them, are finally taking some action. They are starting to take care of themselves…