We keep seeing clips of people of Iran showing their meager grocery purchases, and I see the clips again and again in my dreams.  

Me, I usually order online  and have been ignoring the fact that many of my favorite products have disappeared from the shelves.  And the prices have risen way beyond reason.  Even the cheapest coffee is one third more than it was last year.   I am paying twice as much for groceries than before the war.  

But on this holiday, under the immediate threat of an Iranian attack, we need to celebrate even more.  

And please remember – this war started on October 7, 2023.  remember.