Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

As Death Toll Climbs, the War Becomes Personal For Every Israeli…

The sound of air raid sirens blared and fighter jets screamed overhead. These were the sounds that accompanied my phone call with my wife Randi on Monday as I rode Jerusalem’s all-but-empty light rail. With an edge of panic in her voice, she asked me what she should do. I calmly instructed her to follow the Home Front Command orders for civilians. We had repeatedly reviewed them since Saturday to the point that I had downloaded the app to my cellphone.