My tallit

I got my tallit in Jerusalem, in Mea Shearim. Mea Shearim is the neighborhood where I first set foot in Jerusalem, and those of you who know Jerusalem can give a small shudder here. For those of you who don’t know the city: Mea Shearim is the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood, just outside the old city. They Continue reading My tallit

Welcome home!

Local boy does good and comes home alive. Welcome home, Sgt.! Church gives hero’s welcome to hurt soldier UNION TWP. – It was an ovation befitting a king, the church erupting for more than a minute as Staff Sgt. Paul Brondhaver limped to the podium. The noise didn’t stop until the injured soldier cut it Continue reading Welcome home!

the blog

Until I temporarily “lost” my blog due to a hosting change this week, I hadn’t fully realized how important it had become in my life. To be able to speak as I wanted wasn’t very allowed when I was a child, lo these many years ago. Most of my life has been spent as an Continue reading the blog