Under the Sirens We Still Sing
I said Tehilim the entire day on October 7, and yesterday on Purim I sang and danced. Why? I asked myself.
Families in Israel must constantly escape to their safe rooms, the MAAMAD, or to the staircase. At any hour of the day or night they must be ready to gather their children. Babies, toddlers, all of them must be lifted from their beds and rushed to safety. Then, when the siren ends, they carry them back again, often to rooms where sleep has already been broken.
Can they safely do anything?
Shopping can be interrupted at any moment. Any simple action can suddenly stop. There is no kindergarten. No school.
How does a........
