When I woke up and came up the stairs this morning, I found a clown eating breakfast. “What is that?” I said to myself…and then I remembered – Adar has arrived. Today is Rosh Hodesh Adar. That means that it’s the beginning of the Hebrew month of Adar – the month where Purim falls. And… Read More Purim – a Month Long Holiday

I’ve been thinking all morning about the strange juxtaposition that we have with our school-age children. When kids are young, we are able to protect them a good deal. We are with them more hours of the day, and generally have them nearby even when they are in daycare or nursery school. Once they get… Read More Send Them Out Well…We Hope

I get goosebumps every time that I see a picture of my kids with an Israeli flag. On Friday, Matan’s school had a great fieldtrip for Tu’Bshvat. Tu’Bshvat is the holiday that marks the new year of the trees and it’s a day when people go out and plant trees all over Israel. On Friday,… Read More Goosebumps and the Israeli Flag

Today, we sent Yehuda off to school with an amazing cake that Josh made for Huda’s 7th birthday. It was of an Israeli soccer shirt, and Yehuda was so excited to show it to his friends at school. Josh makes incredible cakes for the kids for their birthdays, but they are really time consuming. Therefore,… Read More Birthday Sentimentality

Today, I’m bursting with pride for my kids. Matan and Yehuda (click on the middle of the pictures above and below to see the videos) are in a karate class, and the teacher put together a karate-a-thon. The goal was to get sponsors and to raise money for the people of Sderot, who have endured… Read More Kicks for Sderot!

Last week, we learned that the war in Gaza was over, at least for the time being. This meant, to me, that our boys would be coming home. Those outside of Israel hear about the war in so many different ways than we do. To us, the war is incredibly personal. I really couldn’t write… Read More They’re Back

I was doing something quickly on the computer today while the boys were playing in the next room. When I finished, I came to make sure that they weren’t swinging from the chandeliers, and found Azriel looking like this! Eliav was very proud of his work.

I was doing something quickly on the computer today while the boys were playing in the next room. When I finished, I came to make sure that they weren’t swinging from the chandeliers, and found Azriel looking like this! Eliav was very proud of his work.

Today is the anniversary of when my childhood friend, Donna, died. It’s been 22 years and I still think of her and her family every January 20th and every August 18th, which was her birthday. It’s amazing how certain events in our lives make such an impact and stick with us forever. Probably for the… Read More January 20th, Every Year

The other night, Azriel and I were lying in bed together before he fell asleep. He was looking directly into my eyes, and I into his, and the world stopped for a brief moment. At that moment, I saw the entire world in his eyes. He spoke his life to me, his hopes, his dreams,… Read More In His Eyes