The Lucky Ones

I wanted to share this article that Alan sent me:
Israel – love it or leave it

And he’s right, I’m one of the lucky ones. Lucky to no longer be dreaming grand romanticized aliyah dreams. Lucky to no longer be longing to the east like the generations that came before me. Israel is where I work and food shop and pay my bills. I have a pretty normal life here. Jerusalem is my playground and the places of the Tanach are my backyard. That’s all very lucky.

Regardless of the impression the news might give you, I’m lucky to call Israel home. I consider myself extremely lucky to be an Israeli living in Israel in 2007.

Thank you, Bradley Burston, for reminding me of my good fortune and the many miracles that brought us here.