עִבְרִית Umm Forat
Raising My Kids in Israel/Palestine
In Loving Memory of Tally Kritzman-Amir (May 7, 1979 – May 14, 2022)
Under different circumstances, I would have asked my wise friend Tally for advice on how to be a good friend to someone who is dying.
Looking for a School that Can Handle My Kids’ Identities
My children’s cousins in the Jabalia refugee camp are fasting for Ramadan. On the other side of our family, their cousins are doing Passover cleaning.
Forat Discovers the Truth about the Tooth Fairy
I enjoyed cultivating the Tooth Fairy as a heroine. Forat deals with so many grown-up issues – I wanted her to retain some childhood magic.
A group of 10-year olds decide they’re nonbinary. Because of guilt.
If 16 U.S. states confuse guilt with responsibility, it’s hard to expect ten-year-olds to understand the difference. And when will Israeli schools address structural racism?
Winning a Literary Prize, Reclaiming the Hebrew Language
The Israeli Minister of Culture gave me a Hebrew literature prize. I’m grateful. And trying to reclaim Hebrew from those who use it to oppress.
After two years of evasion, COVID caught up with our family
We turned our lives upside down trying to evade the coronavirus. It finally arrived in a weakened form, leaving us in maddening, beautiful isolation together.
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