Gabi asked when is Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day). I told her it's on Tuesday - Yom HaZikaron (Memorial day) is tomorrow and Yom HaAtzmaut is on Tuesday. "Lo mekubal alai" - that's not acceptable to me - she said. "A happy day after a sad day? The sadness will still be there."
A friend said today it's the steamroller of socialization that starts now to make them "Israeli". It struck me hard how quickly Gabi identified the challenge for all of us on these days.
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So sweet and so profound.
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