I don’t think I need to translate this well known proverb which we Jews hear hundreds of times throughout our lives.

But these days it feels especially true.

Chaos reigns at Ben Gurion Airport. I watched in horror as a passenger yelled at the El Al ground personnel. He had purchased a seat on a flight, only to be told that the regulations had changed and he would not be able to proceed with his plans.

And that is exactly the problem. Plans.

Every minute of the day Israel’s Homeland Security changes the rules for flights. What was possible an hour ago may no longer be possible the next.

As a result, desperate family members are trying to get to weddings and simchas. Seminary girls and yeshiva students long to reunite with their families for Pesach.

And sometimes it is not even about celebrations.

Sometimes it is about........

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