Last night I had the opportunity to enjoy a special parenting moment – and a great reminder for myself. After heating up a piece of chicken for dinner that had gotten cold, Matan exited the pantry exactly as Zeli was walking by. In what appeared to me as a comedy of errors (but wasn’t funny… Read More Flying Chickens and the Lessons They Teach
I’m sure most of us remember where we were 10 years ago today. I was teaching in Potomac, Maryland and had gone into the teachers’ lounge during my free period to get some work done. The first reports of the towers being hit were just being heard, and someone had dragged a grainy T.V. into… Read More 10 Years Ago Today…
I’m sure most of us remember where we were 10 years ago today. I was teaching in Potomac, Maryland and had gone into the teachers’ lounge during my free period to get some work done. The first reports of the towers being hit were just being heard, and someone had dragged a grainy T.V. into… Read More 10 Years Ago Today…
As I took a walk this morning, I started to reflect on the summer. It’s certainly been a difficult one for us in many ways, but, as I realized during my reverie, it’s also been quite a productive one for the children. Here are some of the things we’ve learned in the last two months.… Read More Lessons Learned from a Long Summer
Many people over the last two months have asked us what they can do for Stella. We’ve tried to answer, as best we can, when we have ideas. Others, however, haven’t asked – they’ve simply done. And these interactions have truly been amazing. A number of weeks ago, I was walking in the yishuv when… Read More Ignoring the Big C for an Evening
After Stella was diagnosed, I found a banana bread in the freezer. And I wanted to cry. See, banana bread is Stella’s trademark food for our family. Sure, she makes a million other things and has many specialties that her family loves. Yarden even blogged about it tonight. But, for us, it’s always been banana… Read More It’s Not About the Bread
Taking a walk through the yishuv last night was an invigorating process, and not because it got my heart rate up. As Josh and I headed out for our walk, we came across music blaring from a house. I said to Josh, “Uh oh…which parents are away? Who’s going to get in trouble tonight?” As… Read More Those Rowdy Adults in Neve Daniel
If the day could have begun with more knots, I would have been wrapped forever inside the blanket on my bed. Today was Stella‘s first day of chemotherapy and I was completely on edge last night and this morning, wondering what chemo was going to look like and feel like for her. Thank Gd, it… Read More Of Chemo and Concerts
Today is our 7 year Aliyah anniversary. People often talk about 7 as a monumental number. There’s the 7 year itch in a marriage, made famous by the movie entitled “The Seven Year Itch” with Marilyn Monroe. Survive past seven and you’ve really accomplished something. Judaism is surrounded by the symbolism of the number 7.… Read More The Magic of 7
Today is our 7 year Aliyah anniversary. People often talk about 7 as a monumental number. There’s the 7 year itch in a marriage, made famous by the movie entitled “The Seven Year Itch” with Marilyn Monroe. Survive past seven and you’ve really accomplished something. Judaism is surrounded by the symbolism of the number 7.… Read More The Magic of 7
