"I'm not a hero, the real heros are our soldiers who came into Gaza, flipped it upside down just to find me, get me out, I salute them, they are my pride, I love them, they are my inspiring, they are my savers. Look I'm here praying under the sky, it’s gold, it’s worth it all, it’s worth all the two years, to see the sky and not imagine it. It’s fun, it’s happiness, literally look at us, here under a tree.”
But you are a hero Rom. You sacrificed your freedom and dignity for two years to save people at Nova. Like the lion you are.
Imagine still having this level of faith after everything he’s been through.
Uber's launching shuttles in NYC to take people from Manhattan to LaGuardia
• 14-passenger vans
• Trips every 30 minutes
• $18 to and from the airport
• Three pick up/drop off locations (Port Authority, Grand Central, Penn Station)
It makes a lot of sense, 15% of bookings last year came from airport trips
Slow meals = life. From Daniel Gilbert of Harvard to Martin Seligman of Princeton, the “happiness” (self-reported well-being) researchers seem to agree on one thing: Mealtime with friends and loved ones is a direct predictor of well-being. Have at least one 2-to-3-hour dinner and/or drinks per week—yes, 2–3 hours—with those who make you smile and feel good. I find the afterglow effect to be greatest and longest with groups of five or more. Two times that are conducive to this: Thursday dinners or after-dinner drinks and Sunday brunches.
The level of excitement in Israel today was so high that secular residents posted handwritten notes with names of the hostages and several details - around neighborhoods & buildings to update their Shabbat observant neighbors. (credit: Hanoch Daum)
Important words from my friend @bonnerdaniel in @SapirJournal
"To today’s philanthropists and leaders and educators, I suggest: Follow in the footsteps of our rabbis — and Fanny Goldstein — and work tirelessly toward the making, reading, gifting, and lending of books. Fund authors to write them. Buy them in bulk and send them to everyone you know (enclose a handwritten note if you really want to hammer home the point), and encourage others to do so as well. Fill your libraries and offices with books. Assign them to your staff and students. Resist the urge to go fully digital."
https://t.co/qFykS3Se86
“When Jews are persecuted, so are their books. When Jews thrive, so do their books. They are fellow travelers on the epic journey of Jewish civilization.”
Interesting rumination by @bonnerdaniel on what it means to define peoplehood via books. https://t.co/VzQOiAO0Hm