From The Haganah To Minnesota: Malka Goodman In 90 Years
My grandmother, Malka Goodman of Saint Paul, turned 90 years old and she’s still a force to be reckoned with. Today, like always, she’s my strong Israeli grandmother with a […]
Performing Emergency CPR on an Infant with Tuberculosis
“The little baby girl looked so fragile and small, frighteningly small. The medic hooked up the heart monitor to the baby in seconds as I watched frozen in place.”
Life-Changing Moments in Magen David Adom
I’ve been slowly writing down a few stories from the past weeks. It’s hard to fit writing into my schedule 🙂 Dealing with Pain: Our patient had fallen off his […]
MDA Day 1: Finding Love and Joy in the Midst of Disease and Death
Today I had my first shift in Magen David Adom (MDA). I could barely sleep the night before. This is certainly not the first time I’ve been expected to perform […]
Questioning God and Torah with an Orthodox Rabbi in Tzfat
My friend Jake and I went on a tour of Tzfat, but after finding it boring we headed back to the hotel and joined the “Stump the Rabbi” program. When […]
Acceptable Racism – Outrageous Conversation with Religious Extremists in Tzfat
Simchas Torah in Tzfat. Gorgeous city. So much to say. This is gonna be one long train of thought. Hop on. We woke up at 7:30 am and took a […]
Learning from Deus and Why You Shouldn't Judge Yourself On Yom Kippur
I’m not gonna catch you up on the past few weeks. Just know this. Whenever I previously listened to Wiz Khalifa’s “Young, Wild and Free” I felt like I was […]
Goodbye GoEco, Goat Ice Cream, Pomegranate Winery, Successful Shopping Trip and Philip K Dick Story
This morning I woke up at 4 am. You may be asking yourself, “why Aaron????” It was my last day and I had the option of either: A) Leaving […]
Pranks, Laughter and Toasts @ EcoLodge BBQ
(I apologize, but video heavy post to follow) Tonight we had another BBQ. My third here. It was was one heck of a fun/crazy night. Guy brought some of […]
Building with Branches, Cockroaches, Long Talks, Barbeque and Defending America
What an amazing day. Last night 4 new guys came to our lodge. 3 people from Britain and one from Denmark. They are awesome guys. We spent last night chillin’ […]