Israeli mothers are the shepherds of a troubled flock. It is our duty to raise smart, curious, kind boys who turn into good men, but we work against the ticking clock of an army summons. When I went for a scan in the early stages of my pregnancy, the ultrasound tech asked me if I would like to know the gender of my baby. When she told me it was a boy, I started to weep. She immediately approached the top of the bed and held my hand, repeating the same mantra women in Israel have been telling ourselves and each other for all of time: “Don’t worry, by the time he’s 18, there will be no more...…Israeli mothers are the shepherds of a troubled flock. It is our duty to raise smart, curious, kind boys who turn into good men, but we work against the ticking clock of an army summons. When I went for a scan in the early stages of my pregnancy, the ultrasound tech asked me if I would like to know the gender of my baby. When she told me it was a boy, I started to weep. She immediately approached the top of the bed and held my hand, repeating the same mantra women in Israel have been telling ourselves and each other for all of time: “Don’t worry, by the time he’s 18, there will be no more...WW…