War

It has been a while since updating this blog. Usually that's a good sign. Life is busy. Kids in school. We moved from Beit Shemesh to Efrat. Started new lives. Meeting new people. Welcomed the Jewish new year. Pitched up our sukkah.

And boom. 

Life turned upside down. 

We have been through some army operations in Israel but never war. October 7, 2023 was utter confusion and chaos. In the morning, we woke up around 8 am. Father and son went out to services and from the living room, 3 sounds of large booms. Strange. The first thought was, "what did we do, who did we kill to suddenly have rockets out of no where..."

Sirens. More booms. Men called up for war. The county's borders were infiltrated. Over 1,400 Israeli civilians murdered. Horror stories that are unacceptable for the 21st century. 

The airforce gets into action. Hoards of them. Loud. Every door on the Sabbath and holiday of Simchat torah, a sign of another man driving to the North or South going to fight back. 

Most of our friends have stayed. Not wanting to forsake our homeland. Our country. If we were to leave, who would be here to protect it?

Almost 3 weeks later we still are on edge but witnessing the worst of times in modern day society... But also advocates, kindness and love shining through. 

There's no excuse for terrorism. 

The world has perhaps finally woken up. 

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