Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

The Illusion of Security

Our security code, apparently, was as familiar to Jerusalem as the scent of vanilla is to a baker.

May 9 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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A Ceasefire

We were who we said we were. That was the problem.

May 2 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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April 2026

Too Small to be Noticed

Jerusalem had shut its gates to worshipers. Soldiers lined the entrances. But a few streets away, a small room began to sing "We Exalt You"

Apr 6 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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March 2026

Waiting For Mercy

She was desperate for mercy. I was simply the one mixing colors and deciding where the shadows should fall. Somewhere between the sirens and the…

Mar 15 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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Not One More Stone or Hour

I stood there under the water thinking a new thought: If this is a drone… am I really the target?

Mar 7 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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The Walls and Hills

An Update

Mar 1 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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February 2026

The Bread Stealer Returns

Tucked into the Jerusalem Forest is what I like to call “The Wardrobe.” I stood at my gate for just a moment, like I was standing between two lives.

Feb 8 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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The Name in the Note

Hidden in plain sight

Feb 7 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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I Won, Unfortunately

Winning at the gate, losing the plot

Feb 1 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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December 2025

The Confidence of Pencil

Home for the Holidays

Dec 15, 2025 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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November 2025

My House in Bethlehem

I had not been to Bethlehem since the war started.

Nov 23, 2025 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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The Box by the Trash

The summer of 2015, I wanted more. So I gave everything away.

Nov 14, 2025 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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