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New Life /
November 23, 2014
My cousin had a new baby boy two days ago, and the whole family met for the weekend at the kibbutz in the South. After all the deaths and violence in Jerusalem this week, it is something incredible to greet this new life. He doesn't yet know that he will grow up inheriting years of heavy history built on the whispers of the Holocaust shaped by the dates of military memorials. He doesn't know that he'll serve in an army. He doesn't know about borders or green lines or ceasefires. He doesn't know about refugees and occupation and oppression. He doesn't know about hatred or fear. He's just this new little thing. Ten fingers and ten toes. I counted. His purity brings me hope.