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Those who should not move to Israel

STAGGERING NUMBERS: 12,000 IDF Soldiers Treated Since October 7, Nearly Half with PTSD- theyeshivaworld.com

Since the war began on October 7, the Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department reports it has treated roughly 12,000 IDF soldiers, many facing serious physical and psychological impacts. Among these soldiers, around 5,200, or 43%, are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. Further figures highlight the severe nature of injuries: 14% have moderate to critical injuries, including 23 soldiers with major head trauma, 60 amputees, and 12 who have lost their vision. Approximately two-thirds of the 12,000 soldiers are reservists. A notable 1,500 of those treated sustained injuries twice, having returned to service after initial recovery. Beyond this wave of cases, the Rehabilitation Department continues to care for 62,000 veterans from prior conflicts and projects this number could rise to 100,000 by 2030, with at least half expected to suffer from PTSD. STAGGERING NUMBERS: 12,000 IDF Soldiers Treated Since October 7, Nearly Half with PTSD – The Yeshiva World Anyone who continues to
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Letter from a frum lady

Being a proper chareidi means kosher phone only, no text, no camera, no WA, no internet.  And best not to be on the internet at all (although nearly everyone is to some extent). You can get WA on your computer, but it will confuse people b/c they will think you are on call constantly and will see your messages immediately and that you have the ability to snap a photo and send 1-2-3. And if you want to buy a refrigerator, you have to get one from a frum store that has installed Shabbos mode, as the technology today (not just in Israel) has gotten so complicated that there is not just one light bulb to unscrew to use the fridge on Shabbos but rather someone has to install a complicated computer on the back of your fridge to allow it to switch off all the lights/settings that would cause someone to violate Shabbos upon opening the fridge. So you go to a store in a very frum neighborhood like RBS B, buy a fridge.  The sephardi guy working there has a smartphone but he understands the custo
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I learned the hard way

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  You think you knew what you had in America until you leave there and come to Israel. A few years here and it really hits you. America is the world's empire. Everything seems to come from America, including the Jets that the SSOI flies over your head on the way to its bombing runs. Certainly, the Internet is all America, from Microsoft to Apple to Facebook to Twitter to Snapchat to Rumble to Zoom. The equipment is half America/half Asia, although it was nearly all invented in America. The Nobel prizes go mostly to America and some Europe. On the BBC home page half the articles are about America. Even one of the princes of England moved there. You go to work and service your American clientele. They are so polite and efficient. Then you go and try to deal with Israeli customer lack of service people. You see ads in the paper that say, tired of Israeli customer service, we offer American customer service.  Then you think, I left that place? And what did I come to? War, fighting, int
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What they teach in school

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If a school in Israel has any connection to the government, if it accepts any of the tax money that the government takes by force from working people, the government places requirements on the school curriculum. One such mandate is that the school teaches Tanach. That's not a bad thing, except that the mandate tells you what books and chapters of Tanach that you must teach. Invariably, it picks that ones that depict war and bloodshed. So you have 10 year old girls in Beis Yaakov reading not the book of Ruth but the most violent parts of Nach. Example from Samuel I When the Philistine began to advance toward him again, David quickly ran up to the battle line to face the Philistine. David put his hand into the bag; he took out a stone and slung it. It struck the Philistine in the forehead; the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell face down on the ground. Thus David bested the Philistine with sling and stone; he struck him down and killed him. David had no sword; so David ran up
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All the modern conveniences - NOT, part 4

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Where I lived in America, there were three hospitals. Two were in walking distance from my house. By that I mean a two minute walk and a ten minute walk. Now I am 1 hour from a hospital even though I live in a city of 150,000 people, which is a population bigger than that of the city in which I lived in America. I just talked to another guy whose father had a stroke and didn't get to the hospital quickly enough. My city offers no care for stroke victims. More on health care. I just spoke to a woman who is trying to get her daughter evaluated for ADD. Next available appoint is in May! That's 7 months from now. I spoke to a woman who is trying to get her daughter's toe fixed. She  has some kind of double toenail which is causing tremendous pain and altering her walking which can create back problems. Next appointment available for a surgeon - four months! On my pilot trip I asked an oleh here, a dentist, about health care in Israel. Because he's a Zionist he lied to me an
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Depression and anxiety: New research reveals impact of war on preschool children

Depression and anxiety: New research reveals impact of war on preschool children  Children whose parents served in reserves showed signs of greater emotional withdrawal, which included fear of sudden noises, tantrums, and difficulty sleeping. A new study, which focuses on the emotional and behavioral effects of  October 7  and the ongoing war on preschool children and their parents, revealed on Monday the severe impact the war is having among families of reservists and evacuees. The study recommended expanding support to vulnerable populations, also within Arab society. It was conducted by Dana Shay, Dr. Carmel Blank, Dr. Yael Navon, and Prof. Yossi Shavit at the Taub Center. continue This isn't happening in Far Rockaway or St. Louis or Atlanta. But if you come to Israel, you are subjecting your children to this. 
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The post office closed

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Remember when I told you about the challenge of getting stamps in Israel, how you have to make an appointment at the post office and how it will be several days later and that if you come 10 minutes late you miss your appointment? Remember that? Well, it gets better, the local post office, where sometimes they don't open the door to honor your appoint, it closed down. Now you have to go across town to the one post office. 
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