1. For the 1971 bus driver who took a spontaneous detour to Sde Boker so thirty-five American teens could meet David Ben Gurion. I will never forget the afternoon nor Mr. Ben Gurion’s insistence that we learn Hebrew. 2. For Sachna’s searing cold shock of water. 3. For the Kotel’s time-and-tear-smoothed stones, for the crevice

It’s high time to rewrite the song from Bye Bye Birdie: “What’s the Matter with Kids Today?” Let’s call it “What’s the Matter with Parents Today?” and compose lyrics that reflect the growing trend of parental abdication, ostrich tendencies and just plain spinelessness. I was thumbing through a parenting magazine recently and read a letter