Deganit Glick

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Jul 26, 2017, 6:43 PM

In defence of Sergeant A

Last Friday night my cousins were relaxing during a normal Friday night meal. Suddenly they hear screams and my cousins husband (in his fifties) went running next-door unarmed to investigate. His son, an IDF soldier, ran to get his...

Aug 13, 2013, 8:36 AM

On Etiquette and Other Things that Perplex Olim

My husband recently returned home commenting on how lovely it was that a colleague of his, who had left the firm, handed out little handmade goodbye gifts with personalised messages. Even for him; who never speaks at work from...

Dec 19, 2012, 12:27 PM

How not to lose your plot in Israel…

Years ago, like most teenagers I enjoyed the romantic aspects of Far and Away ("Tell me ya like my hat Shannon!") and I think deep down, most people have the ideal of owning their own bit of land to...

Nov 25, 2012, 3:22 PM

On Community and Israeli Survival Mentality

Back in the days where I lived in the UK, war in Israel was cause for panic all round. Checking the internet for updates, emergency fundraisers for Magen David Adom, demonstrations and the works. As soon as I heard...

Oct 2, 2012, 1:18 PM

It Needs To Be About The Kids

It seems I might have given the wrong impression. In a recent blog, I wrote about my shock in rules of the new gan system, where kids are forced to stay in gan (nursery or kindergarten) until 2 pm with no food. My major concern...

Sep 2, 2012, 7:36 AM

Celebrations and Yishuv Life. Pluralism At It’s Best.

One thing that really bothered me about religious communities in the UK was kashrut issues. And functions. In any United Synagogue (which was my affiliation), there was a rule - catering. Or catering. Or... catering. There was never an option...

Aug 27, 2012, 10:28 PM

Excuse Me Sir, But When Do They Eat?

First Day at Gan

My eldest son has now reached the grand old age of 3 and a half and is off to gan (nursery or kindergarten). Not because I actually think he will learn anything of any importance, but because I think...

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About Me

Deganit made aliyah in 2010. She is a full-time earth-mother and an aspiring writer living quietly tucked away on a hilltop in Northern Israel. Her writing features encounters with Israelis, her advice (wanted or otherwise), living with small children and animals and her family's attempted eco-living against the odds. The views expressed are her own.