Weather It Is (Going for a run?)

Good Afternoon:

Our Prime Minister recognizes that "There is no such thing as hermetic protection against rockets."  Of course, this depends on how many are being fired at once.  Over on this side of the country, there are no rockets being fired -- because the army rooted out the Palestinian war making ability when it entered Palestinian towns again back on 2002/03.  The opposite is the case on the Western side of the country, where the army left Gaza in 2006, but not before uprooting about 10,000 people from their homes.

The problem is that the missile shield -- although an amazing technical achievement -- still leaks like a leaky umbrella on a rainy and windy day.  Or, if you don't want to get wet, don't go out in the rain. Too bad the government treats the missile threat like the weather forecast -- you do your "best," and hope the worst doesn't happen. The iron dome -- like a good umbrella -- should be the last resort against missiles -- an insurance policy rather than the raincoat itself.

Speaking of rain, did you ever try to run a marathon with an Umbrella?  Good for the country, but not so good for the marathoners, the weather will not cooperate tomorrow.  In fact, the weather is going to start out rainy and just get rainier as the day progresses, with strong winds and temperatures only around 8 C.

Then, as the afternoon progresses, it's going to get a lot colder.  I can't say that one should take out the skis again, but certainly there should be sleet and rain together, and possibly light snow in the evening and night, followed by blustery and chilly weather on Shabbat.

After this storm passes, there will be very good missile launching weather for about a week, before the next winter storm threatens.

Barry Lynn