Two weeks ago people from all over the country (i.e. noted Kabbis, dignitaries, and friends) joined together in Kfar Darom’s synagogue to remember our dear friends, Gabi Biton and Miri Amitai, who were murdered in the bombing of our school bus. Lazier Amitai brought tears to our eyes as he spoke of his beloved wife, […]

Two weeks ago, Parliament Minister Rechavan Zeevi (Ghandi), a dear friend of Kfar Darom was murdered by Arab terrorists outside of his hotel room in Jerusalem. Although the Israeli people’s feelings have been numbed by the fact that almost every day a Jew is murdered by Arab terror, Ghandi’s death succeeded in breaking down the […]

A little over two weeks ago my husband Mordechai began erecting our Succah. Actually, he didn’t have to work very hard since we used to of our caravan’s walls and one wall of our security room. I didn’t have to do much either to prepare for the holiday. I packed our bags to spend the […]

Two weeks ago, after sending in my last letter, I heard about the terrible bombing attacks in the United States which caused the tragic deaths of thousands of people. Upon receiving the news from a neighbor, I immediately called my mother in Florida to verify that everybody (including my brother and best friend who live […]

The first months we lived in Kfar Darom we never cooked for the Shabbot since we were always invited to eat by the different families of our community. One Shabbot in November, two days before the tragic attack on our children’s school bus, we were invited to eat lunch with the Cohen family. When we […]

It is hard to sum up the last two weeks and formulate words that would express accurately how I, like many other in this country, feel. Two weeks ago, several hours before shabbot, two little children were playing near where mortars had fallen (shattering the windows of homes) just a week and a half earlier. […]

Every morning when I wake up to the sound of Chana’s gooing I look out of my window. For a couple of minutes I watch the Romanian workers measuring and laying foundations for the housing units which will soon be here on Jewish National Fund (JNF) land, adajacent to the old Gaza Faffah main road. […]

After spending a week in Kfar Darom, my family and I went back to Jerusalem to spend the rest of their stay in the big city near the famous kosher Kentucky Fried Chicken, Sabarro’s and Burger King. After sadly parting from them, Chana and I made our way back home. Since I was quite busy […]

On Thursday, the 14th of June, 23rd of Sivan, I gave birth to our first child, a baby girl. When asked by people which hospital I wanted to go to and I answered Sha’are Zedek in Jerusalem, they were amazed. Wasn’t I afraid to travel so far? Well, the big night came and at around […]

Nine AM, Late as usual! I hurried to the main gate of our community praying that I would catch a ride out of Kfar Darom quickly so that I could get to my statistics class in the university I attend in Ashkelon (aprox. a 45 min. drive away). Bag on back, apple in hand, upon […]