tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post1982274136260530779..comments2007-04-23T22:05:21.236+03:00Benji Lovitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10695249834038406639noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post-91084298251706288552007-04-23T22:05:00.000+03:002007-04-23T22:05:00.000+03:00Although I haven't been in Israel for a Yom Hazikaron for about a decade now, I remember the scene as though it was yesterday. People standing next to their stopped cars in the middle of the road; everyone standing still; no one talking in a nation where everyone is always talking. It's an incredibly moving display of public unity.Rattling the Kettlehttp://rattlingthekettle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post-80173982367657076022007-04-23T15:05:00.000+03:002007-04-23T15:05:00.000+03:00Benji - while I understand your sentiment (about being an "outsider") and your desire to be included, in fact, I hope you NEVER really understand what everyone else was/is feeling - at least, not from a close family perspective... that is, I hope you NEVER lose someone close to you through war or military action of any kind!<BR/><BR/>As we come to the end of this year's Yom Hazikaron, I just want to wish everyone a Hag Ha'atzma'ut Sameach! And please clean up your picnic area when you leave...<BR/><BR/>suzanneSuzanne Pomeranzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17011855379486368219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35250603.post-48197764206144261952007-04-23T14:15:00.000+03:002007-04-23T14:15:00.000+03:00Good post and (intentionally?) hilarious title...12 years ago on this day I decided to make Aliyah, probably for exactly the reasons/emotions you describe.<BR/><BR/>And, as Ol' Frankie would say- "Regrets, I've had a few"...tafka PPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17166682612446711810noreply@blogger.com