Iris and her husband sent a recorded message to the soldiers in Gaza (during shiva!); a message of love, forgiveness, understanding, empathy, and a request that they continue to fight their best, and not worry about what happened!
Aunts don’t sit shiva, but I am definitely STANDING shiva
Judaism understands that every behavior, action, sight, and thought will affect us to some degree; that we humans do not remain static and unaffected by our surroundings.
At the end of the day, you and all your fellow “secular Israeli coreligionists” are my family, and I will always welcome you home.
What is the secret to really becoming something completely different; to becoming the new, real you?