We are not supposed to decide to live in Israel because it is safer. We are not supposed to live here because it has cheaper education costs, and not because our children grow up with more independence. Op-ed.
On the surface, we are just like our neighbors in the Diaspora. But we are not really the same. We don't belong and they ensure we know it.
True, we have returned home - a giant leap towards the goal, however there are deep pitfalls still in front of us.
The son of a Russian immigrant cantor made his name on the Borscht Belt with musical comedy but sang his passionate joy in Israel's rebirth.
