Yarden was telling me recently about the amazing emails that have been pouring in about Stella. About her never-ending chesed (charity) work, about her friendship, and about her positive attitude and desire to help others. Yes, all of these are true. But I’ve been privy to another side of Stella’s personality that few people know,… Read More The Hockey-Stick Wielding Heroine
Last week we had a fantastically wonderful vacation in Zippori. Zippori is a National Park that is filled with archeological finds, amazing mosaics and a rich history of our people. Next door, Moshav Zippori is filled with delightful cabins, a goat farm where they produce and sell goat cheese and goat milk, an exotic bird… Read More Kol Hakavod to Vacation!
I have never, ever written about a topic of this sort, but I felt compelled today. I’m not an obsessive fan of Kate Middleton’s, but I do enjoy watching what she wears and how she carries herself with dignity. And I was thrilled to see her outside of the hospital yesterday showing off the baby.… Read More Post Baby-Bump Beauty
I recently posted this story on the Times of Israel website, but I felt sad not to share it here as well. So, here is my most recent blog post: Talk about an only in Israel experience. I work in a building in Alon Shvut that houses a butcher, a music store, a furniture restoration… Read More Customer Service is Alive and Well in Israel
Yakir is not a sleeper. And I mean he is REALLY not a sleeper. He just doesn’t seem to need that much sleep no matter how much pushing, prodding and pleading we do. To be fair, they still nap him every day in day care, but even when he is home on Friday and Saturday… Read More Sleep? Sleep Is For Wimps!
Zeli’s 5th birthday is tonight. I always get reflective around each of the kid’s birthdays. I reminisce about my labor, their first days, their development and their growth. I tend to look through photo albums and to marvel at how they’ve changed. And I glance at old blogs that I’ve written about them, like this… Read More Scooting His Way to 5
14 years. They’ve been awesome years, but it’s still been 14 years since Josh and I have gone away by ourselves for more than one night. We’ve jumped through hoops here and there to escape the chaos for a few hours when a child was done nursing and the next one hadn’t yet arrived. But… Read More The Rhodes to a Long Awaited Vacation
14 years. They’ve been awesome years, but it’s still been 14 years since Josh and I have gone away by ourselves for more than one night. We’ve jumped through hoops here and there to escape the chaos for a few hours when a child was done nursing and the next one hadn’t yet arrived. But… Read More The Rhodes to a Long Awaited Vacation
I’m a fan of Shalva. They are an absolutely amazing organization, and I’ve become more of a fan since I’ve gotten to know them through Matan’s sponsorship in the Jerusalem Marathon. Last year, he raised over 4000 shekel for their services for special needs infants, children and young adults. I saw the way that they… Read More True Superheroes Coming to a Store Near You
Neve Daniel is a very busy community. There are many Rabbis in our area who work at Yeshivas and Midrashas (post-high school learning programs). And there are many community leaders who work with Masa and Birthright programs. They invite their students to come for Shabbat frequently, and they send out requests to the community to… Read More The Teacher Becomes the Student
