Terror works by cloaking insignificant everyday actions and
events in a shroud of suspicion. Will I be able to buy tomatoes
today at the store without being blown apart? Will my flight
land uneventfully? Is that girl walking next to me really a
terrorist? The terrorist takes our imaginations, those private
and creative domains of our own minds, and twists them into
weapons against us, surrounding us with fear. The mind and
imagination of a child is even more fragile. Children want to
feel that the world is safe. They want to think that the people
they love will always be around, and that everyone in the world
is good and kind. They want to trust others and feel secure when
they go out. Terror shatters every one of these thoughts. The
terror in Israel is tragic, and it is our responsibility to feel
the pain of our fellow Jews, wherever they are. The question is:
do we share this pain with our children? Should we tell our
children about terror in Israel and other tragedies that strike
our collective Jewish fami