Iran War II. Holocaust Remembrance Day. Yom HaZikaron. Yom HaAtzmaut. One after the other.

Six weeks of war during Pesach, followed by a ceasefire.

We keep hearing the phrase “Israeli resilience.” But the truth is, it feels like whiplash. How do we simply return to routine? Is it even possible to move forward and leave the past six weeks behind us?

I found myself stuck….unable to shake the heaviness, unable to return to normal routine. Until I received a message from a friend in Texas.

“Natalie,” she wrote, “I know this may sound harsh. I’m not there. I’m not running to shelters day........

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