Days of Awe

Should you trust your intuition when it comes to love? This memoir recounts the remarkable true story of how a chance meeting on a Jerusalem bus in 1983 led to a marriage just ten days later. This is the account of their unlikely marriage, an unplanned honeymoon adventure in Europe, and an improvised first year living together in Jerusalem, working and studying at Hadassah Hospital and the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus. Through their story, and in letters to and from friends and family, we experience the questions, struggles, tragedies, wonder, and humor in every life; and the ultimate merging of two independent and strong-willed souls. The story takes them from Israel, to Europe, to the Northeast US, and then to Colorado, Seattle, and ultimately to Bellingham, near Vancouver BC.

This is the story of how the young couple managed to open their hearts and turn their lives in a previously unimagined direction. On the way, they learn about communication, compromise, and forgiveness. It is the story of the inexplicable coincidences that can change the trajectory of our lives at any moment and open a door to the good life.