So, shame on us is definitely in order. I can’t believe how long it’s been since we’ve written,but hey, we’ve been very, very busy (moving, starting the school year and having a baby will do that to a family). So, we are finally trying to commit to check in every once in a while. It’s… Read More Chanukah Sameach–5767
We write from a country at war. On Friday we celebrated the second anniversary of our Aliyah amidst a two front war to our North and our South. Rockets rained down on communities throughout the Northern tier of our country and on the small communities and cities that have the unfortunate luck of being situated… Read More Our Two Year Anniversary in Israel–We’re at War…
Since we made Aliyah to Neve Daniel almost two years ago we have been fortunate to have many visitors–friends, family and acquaintances from our past lives have all come to see us in Neve Daniel. Some have come for Shabbat, others for just a few hours and others for a week or more. We have… Read More Our Visitors
Generally speaking, people around the world have a view of Israel that has little correlation with the reality here. Admittedly, there are problems here. The people next door (not to mention a large percentage of the one billion plus Muslims around the world) would celebrate in the streets if we all decided to pack up… Read More It’s All Smachot!
As I browsed the Jerusalem Post online this afternoon, I noticed a little article headlined ‘Shavuot Triples Dairy Consumption’. This was indeed another little reminder that makes you stop to realize how cool this country is. Traditionally Shavuot (which celebrates the giving of the Torah at Har Sinai) is a holiday of dairy. Cheesecakes, special… Read More Got Milk? Shavuot 5766
Tuesday afternoon, we all walked up to the basketball court so that Yehuda could attend the rehearsal for the yishuv’s Yom HaZikaron/Yom HaAztmaut celebrations. The kids from the various ganim (3-5 year olds) were participating in the ceremony and Yehuda was ready to go. Led by some adult volunteer ‘choreographers’ the 50 or so kids… Read More 58 Years & Counting–Yom HaAtzmaut 5766
At 8:00pm tonight the nation came to a standstill for the second time in a week. The siren blared signalling the beginning of Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for our sons and daughters who have fallen in defense of our country and those civilians whose lives were snuffed out by terrorists. There are no big… Read More Yom HaZikaron-5766
Part of our pre-Pesach experiences was going to buy hand made shmura matza for the Seder in Mea Shearim. It was quite an adventure as we wandered (basically aimlessly) around Mea Shearim looking for matza bakeries that were open in the middle of the night. We walked miles (literally) getting a very nice tour of… Read More Not without my Matza!!
Today was Yom HaShoa. The first time that I experienced Yom HaShoa was 12 years ago when Josh and I were living here for the year. We had adopted an older couple in Kiryat Shemona who we visited often. On that day, I vividly remember the pale that set over their house. The news was… Read More Yom HaShoa
Well, Pesach has come and gone and we enjoyed a great vacation together as a family. I was off for three weeks surrounding the Passover holiday and Josh worked off and on, but was able to spend a lot of time with us. It was really wonderful. Before Pesach, we heard from friends about a… Read More Our Pesach Break
