Each year, the third grade kids at Matan and Yehuda’s school are tasked with creating their own Tevat Noach, or Noah’s Arks. They bring them to school and have a competition to see who has made the most authentic, creative version of the Ark. When I first saw the notice for this event, I took… Read More The Parsha in Action

We had a great time at Eliav’s birthday party yesterday in his Gan (nursery school). At the same time, neither Josh nor I seems to be able to get away from the memories that this particular class brings to us. Eliav is in the same classroom this year that Yehuda was in when he was… Read More May He Continue to Grow

We all get set in our ways at times, and my kids’ nursery school teachers are no exception. At the beginning of the year, they won’t hear of having a birthday party before the class has settled in. Eliav was born two days after Rosh Hashanah, which means that his birthday is right at the… Read More It’s the Small Victories that Really Matter

We really want for very little in our lives in Israel. We have virtually all of the same luxuries that we had in America, and we don’t pine away for anything in particular. Or so I thought…. Two new items have come into our lives that have really made an enormous difference. Fortunately, one is… Read More The Giggling Washing Machine and the Car from Heaven

As so often happens, it’s time for school to start, and I find myself looking back with nostalgia over the summer. Don’t get me wrong – I’m also breathing about the biggest sigh of relief you’ve ever heard; but I am doing so with some fond memories. I’ve been dreading August for about six months,… Read More Nostalgically….Running Like Hell Out of August

As I’ve probably written here before, I love Israeli weddings. There is a completely different atmosphere at an Israeli wedding than there is at most other weddings. They are much more laid-back and incredibly festive. Last night was no exception. We went to a beautiful wedding set in the hills of Gush Etzion. The bride… Read More The Dance of Their Lives

I wouldn’t say that any of my days are particularly calm, while watching five rambunctious boys, but some of them are definitely more calm than others. Monday was not one of those calmer days. It was my mom’s last day in town and we wanted to go out and do something fun. So, I gathered… Read More Bumps in the Road

  I’m not sure what rock we’ve been living under, but Josh and I finally came out from under it this week. Each summer, there is an amazing two week arts and crafts festival in Jerusalem. I absolutely LOVE crafts festivals and I’m not sure how we’ve managed to miss this one for so long.… Read More The Jerusalem Arts and Crafts Fair

In the last few days I’ve been caught in a few situations that required great creativity. Often, I find, that motherhood, in general, requires quick thinking and creative energy. Sometimes, the creativity is required because of my own stupidity (I’m the first to admit that!), but other times it’s just the situation at hand. Here… Read More The Small Victories of Motherhood

It is amazing how fast time moves. Two years ago today, Josh and I left the four boys at home for Shabbat with our dear friends and dashed off to the hospital to have our fifth child. We had been worried, for the weeks leading up to his birth, about when he would be born.… Read More Happy Birthday Zeli!