yesterday it was announced that a night curfew was going to begin on Wednesday – from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m.  Today it was canceled.  The contradicting instructions that the population here have been getting – instructions that affect every aspect of their lives – have been driving people mad.  Paranoia, fear of loved ones, inability to make any plans, together with the imminent fear of loss of livelihood – show in the day-to-day activities of many people i love.  not only in Israel, but around the world.  I too am quite mad – but i’ve always been mad so it’s not too unpredictable for me.  and almost indecipherable from my normal behavior.

One form of the contemporary madness that may be unique to those i love is the determination to ensure the fact that our time has not been wasted.  we run from zoom to zoom, from site to site, from plan to plan.  

gotta go – a new zoom awaits.