A Letter From Jerusalem: Survival Strategies for Ordinary Living

When your hometown also happens to be a spiritual and political powder keg—a point of pilgrimage, as well as strife—it’s easy to find yourself struggling to maintain some emotional equilibrium. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a privilege to live in Zion. Jerusalem is a beautiful city on innumerable levels. And yet, sometimes, ordinary life can get intense. Besides being at the epicenter of t