The story of Passover starts in mitzrayim, the Hebrew word for Egypt, which symbolically means “the narrow place.” For millions of Israelis like myself, the Jewish festival of freedom will be marked this year from the narrowest of places: a bomb shelter.
Across Israel, tens of thousands of shelters have become part of our daily life. They are rarely comfortable, often cramped and makeshift, and for some families, especially in the North, access is inadequate. Yet even in these spaces, life does not stop. People gather, improvise, steady one another and continue living.
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