Jan 28, 2009

It’s been a week of noisy nights.
We’ve had a few Tzeva Adom alerts in the area. Just this afternoon, Kibbutz Nir Itzhak had a flashback alert at four p.m. The qassam landed somewhere close by. One day this week, we were surprised by a huge boom just beside us as an old forgotten weapon ’slick’ was [...]

January 18th, Kibbutz Nir-Oz + reports from other areas

January 18th, first day of Ceasefire.
Well, morning’s arrived, finally. I was tempted to update this blog last night. We knew that a ceasefire was going to come into effect at 2 a.m. Knowing that prepared us for almost anything up to that point.
Sure enough, around 11:30 p.m. we heard a Tzeva Adom and, as always, counted [...]

Kibbutz Nir Oz, January 4th update + evening update

First night of ground force phase of Operation Cast Lead. We didn’t need to go into the shelters.

December 31st, first update of the day + evening update

morning: Alright.
Easy to sleep till the super-close rocket hit. The news is saying nothing. Does anyone know where it landed?
It took ages to fall back to sleep. But then came the dream:
Our house had been hit, the bathroom was a shambles. No one said anything for fear of aggravating fear. A silent acknowledgement that maybe [...]

at last! Update – School, GA visit, beloved friend’s loss, Red Alert “Tzeva Adom”

Yes, Let My People Know is still here. It’s been a week.
Commiserating with a friend.
A beloved friend suffered the tragic loss of her husband to suicide. How to comfort a friend under such horrific life-blows? There’s no answer except to love her and try to stay in one piece, oneself.  Being an exceptionally loving human [...]

Yom Yerushalayim – Jerusalem Day in Otef Azza, by Esther Revivo

Yom Yerushalayim in Azor Otef Azza
by Esther Revivo,
Sunday eve., June 1/08
 
Life is made up of cycles, whether it be the seasons of the year, or less pleasant things. Take today, erev Yom Yerushalayim: Last year, our Ulpana bussed our Sederot pupils to our school’s evening celebration. Ten minutes before the girls boarded the bus, (they were milling [...]