Returning to Life in a War Zone |
I returned to Israel a week ago from a family simcha in New York.
During my stay I deliberately kept away from news, focusing instead on enjoying the culture and shopping destinations of my New York City hometown, and reuniting with old friends and family.
It felt liberating to be a consumer of life again, negotiating the ordinary reality of a bustling city, my only concern being how to fit three museums, four friends, an opera and a hojicha latte into one day. I was looking forward to coming home, to the green hills of the North of Israel, to my dear husband Rony, who had stayed behind to be close to our son in the army, to my friends and close community.
But returning to life in the shadow of war was more difficult than I expected.
I felt like I was stepping into a........