Reply To: Snow in Jerusalem

A storm of this magnitude rarely happens in Israel, that is true. But snow in general? Inches of snow that sticks, causing dangerous traffic conditions? Happens here every 2-3 years, and every single time the city is unprepared. It’s a public safety issue and there is simply no excuse.

I heard earlier in the week that there would be some snow on Friday. I did not hear that it was expected at any time on Thursday, nor that it was going to be a real storm. If I had had the option of not going shopping in the first place, I would have stayed home, but I didn’t have anything in the house. It turned out to be a complete waste anyway, because we lost power on Friday before I could finish cooking, and I had to make several phone calls before we got an invitation to a Chabad family for Shabbos.

Yes, it would be nice if I always had a store of emergency supplies, but we are leaving in a little over a month (no, not for New York) and it doesn’t make sense to stockpile. Plus, my husband and I are both in school full-time, so things get done at the last minute because we simply have no other choice.