Yesterday, I finished the new book by Risa Miller. In it, one of her characters describes herself as an apple trying to talk to an orange. I loved that line! That's me in America. I'm an apple, trying to talk to a country that is largely made up of oranges. I cannot WAIT until I can live among my fellow apple people.
I feel the pressure against Israel mounting day by day. The stakes grow ever higher as more and more irrational things are happening on the world stage. YouTube banning "We Con The World" for copyright infringement? C'mon. Not even close to rational. So, to do my part, I'm blogging the link to the video as hosted by the WeJew video sharing site.
Years ago, during the Second Intifada, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin spoke to a packed house about the importance of traveling to Israel exactly when everyone else was cancelling their travel plans, thus crippling the tourism industry. This isn't a direct quote, but what he said was so potent, it still gives me the chills.
If Israel is your Disneyland, then come when the sun is shining. But if Israel is your Motherland, then come now, because your mother needs you.
Israel is being assaulted from all sides. Not just her classic political enemies. Even YouTube, iPhone and Yahoo are now taking a swipe at "Mom".
I traveled to Israel and bought real estate during the Second Intifada and now I'm less than a month away from bringing my whole life to her.
Hang on, Mom. I'm on my way Home. I so want to be with you.
2 comments:
You have to hurry up and live here. I can't read anything you write these days without getting a lump in my throat.
Will your writing affect me any differently when you are an apple among apples? I dunno. I expect that you will share the fulfillment of your longing.
So it will be a different lump in my throat. Or a cry of victory -- accompanied by the ubiquitous tears. (Sigh.)
Us apple people can't wait to have you with us and thank you for picking as many apples as you can before leaving the orange orchard!
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