I try to go walking almost every day for exercise. I make a lap around the yishuv, waving to friends as I go and picking up groceries and children along the way, as necessary. Today, Azriel and I were enjoying our walk. It is a beautiful spring-like day and we were happily moving along. When… Read More The Significance of a Single Walk

Just wanted to share some cute pictures of Azriel. I was taking them to show my in-laws that he was wearing his Vermont shirt. Sorry dad, I promise he’ll wear his UCLA shirt tomorrow. He had such a good time posing, that I just kept taking pictures! Enjoy!

It’s so funny to reflect on the things that make us proud of ourselves these days. Yehuda came home yesterday with the assignment that he had to make a Dvar Torah on this week’s Parsha to deliver in front of his whole class. And when did he have to have it by? Today! Now, for… Read More Pat Me On The Back

We just experienced the annual siren for Holocaust Remembrance Day. There are few things as powerful in the world as knowing that your entire country is standing still – literally stopping whatever they are doing – in unison, at the same moment, to remember. Today, as I took my walk, I was thinking about Holocaust… Read More I Remember You

It’s hard to explain to people who don’t live in Israel just how much fun the holidays are. This is true family time. Josh has off from work for the entire week- plus of Pesach, and I work like crazy before and after the holiday to make up for not working during it. This means… Read More So Much Fun!

Today, as we prepare for Pesach and for our Seder, we had an amazing experience. Once every 28 years, the sun is said to be in the exact same position that it was in at the time of creation. You can find out more about this fascinating event here: http://www.kehillaton.com/en/articles_birkat_hachama.asp?c=1 We explained to the older… Read More Bircat HaChama

Amichai never stops cracking us up. We aren’t always sure how much of school and of the holidays he digests. He’s often running around yelling that Pesach is coming when it’s Chanukah and that Purim is coming when it’s Sukkot. So, we’ve been happy to see that he’s been saying all of the right things… Read More Eliyahu HaNavi

Matan has been taking a special art class this year and he just finished. My Nana Shirley was an amazing painter and sculptor and my Nana Lee still is. I definitely did NOT get any of their talent. It’s been really interesting for me to see this talent skip two generations (no offense Mom, Dad… Read More Matan’s Masterpieces

Today, after doing the enormous Pesach grocery shopping with Josh, Matan and Yehuda, and dropping them all off at Josh’s work, I stopped to browse at a great clothing store. Now, this is a store that I’ve only been to three times. They have absolutely fabulous clothes, and the other times that I’ve been there… Read More Kids and Clothes

So, we now have six boys. Didn’t know I was pregnant again, huh? Well, this time it was actually much easier. We have a sixth boy because we’ve become adoptive temporary parents of sorts for a chayal boded. A chayal boded translates as a “lonely soldier” and there are many of them in Israel. These… Read More Our Sixth Kid