Paula R. Stern

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Mar 30, 2016, 7:19 PM

The Damage of the Five Percenters

Tuvia Weissman (may his memory be blessed) heard that there was a terror attack happening where he was shopping with his family. Without hesitating, unarmed, Tuvia ran into battle and because he was unarmed, he was killed. Last week, my...

Mar 29, 2016, 4:53 PM

Don’t Mess With Our Soldier

I can barely work with all the emails and Facebook messages I am receiving. Israel has spoken loud and clear. What is amazing is that the media and the government aren't hearing it, not even the army. We, who you...

Mar 28, 2016, 8:03 PM

Heroes of Israel

It's a challenge...and I meet it. Who are my heroes? Well, I can tell you easily who they are not. The politicians who worry about votes are not heroes to me. A Chief of Staff who abandons a soldier in...

Mar 9, 2016, 11:27 AM

Don’t Let the Nose Pickers Fool You

It's a confusing time in the Middle East. Israel is under attack...or, if you believe much of the world leader and the Swedish Foreign Minister, Israel is attacking innocent Palestinians with their necks, stomachs and backs. Just this morning, I...

Mar 8, 2016, 7:40 PM

So, Now You’re Dead

A Palestinian woman, estimated at 50 years of age, attempted to stab an Israeli border guard this morning. Other police noticed her actions and shot her before she succeeded. She was seriously wounded and died of her injuries. No...

Feb 28, 2016, 12:03 PM

When a Human IS An Animal

I am very careful with words...or at least I try to be. I lose my temper; I get sarcastic, but mostly, I try to weigh my words and consider the implications of how I refer to someone. Some words come...

Jan 29, 2016, 1:09 PM

Today, I am grateful for the dough rising on my table; the food cooking on my stove; the son, on the bus on his way home from the army. Today, I am blessed with the cold weather, just as I...

Jan 26, 2016, 10:23 PM

The Perfect, Most Important Post You’ll Ever Read

Yes...that's what I want to write. I want to make this important, even perfect. And the truth is, I'm doomed to failure before I begin because even if a writer is blessed with finding the right words, rarely, if...

Jan 1, 2016, 10:54 AM

A Message to Israel’s Soldiers…from a Mother

Before you say anything, let me explain. I'm now the mother of my third combat son (fifth, if you take into account the two we adopted and love as our own -- huge wave to our Yakov and Chaim). I...

Dec 14, 2015, 10:52 PM

Sirens and Terror in the Heart

People speak of the heart of a city which usually means its center. It's a silly phrase -- the heart of the city. The heart is really anywhere and everywhere all at once. Without the heart, there is nothing....

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About Me

Paula R. Stern is CEO of WritePoint Ltd., a leading technical writing company in Israel. Her personal blog, A Soldier's Mother, has been running for more than 5 years. She lives in Maale Adumim with her husband and children, a dog, too many birds, and a desire to write her thoughts and dream of a trip to Italy, Scotland, and beyond.