The big question

Im a part of a Zionist book club here. Me and some friends and some friends of friends have decided to get together, read some Zionist books to challenge ourselves and then eventually do something to make Israel a better place. Last week we talked about a lot of different things and one of the other soldiers mentioned to me that my job in the army must be extremely gratifying. As a a mashakit chinuch I have the ability to influence soldiers and dig into them to help them understand the importance of this country and their job in the army.

And then I couldn't stop thinking about it. What am I doing to make Israel and my soldiers better? I can keep saying that it's because of my Hebrew, but I know that I can step up to the challenge and make a difference. I've been writing educational Peulot since I was thirteen! That's 10 years! So why do I have writers block?! Have I been removed from camp that long that I can't think of Peulot to do?! Its not that I'm not doing anything because I'm definitely doing things. But I can do so much more! I just don't know where to begin. This is my passion, the perfect job for me, and exactly what I want to be doing. So why is it so difficult?


Today I was in a cab and suddenly the cab driver said to me (in Hebrew obviously) "sometimes I look at all of these buildings in tel aviv and I remember what this city was like before all of this. I grew up here". It really warmed my heart and made me love this country. I love how much it has changed (for the good and the bad) in such a short period of time. I love that there are people who are wee who remember tel aviv when it was sandy and people who lived here before we had the old city. Its the stories and moments like this that I'm happy I'm an American Jew who made Aliyah. I get to appreciate these stories and have those moments that make me love this country. The question is how do I help Israelis feel that?