All The Small Things

A few thoughts before the weekend

Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza set a symbolic Shabbat table with more than 200 empty seats for the hostages at the Art Museum of Tel Aviv. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni.

The first time I traveled to Israel in the winter of 2008 came at a pivotal time in my life.

I had been living in New York City for a little over a year and, at …