The event we had been looking forward to since last year’s adventure at the Pnei Kedem Kite Festival had finally arrived. All year, we had told anyone who would listen that they simply had to make plans to come this year. We recruited friends from near and far (we planned to go with Heidi and… Read More Flying High in Pnei Kedem…back to the grind!

Every year on Chol HaMoed Pesach and Sukkot the Jewish community in Hevron, the City of our Forefathers, has a special two day festival. It is only during this time of year that the entire compound of the Ma’arat HaMachpela (The Cave of the Forefathers) is open to Jewish visitors. The rest of the year… Read More Second Day of Chol HaMoed-Hevron & Camping!

Everyone has been anticipating the first day of Chol HaMoed Sukkot (chol hamoed are the ‘intermediate days’ of Sukkot). Chol HaMoed, both for Sukkot and Pesach, are wonderful times in Israel. School is out, many people are not working and there are activities galore. Neve Daniel had scheduled today as a yishuv-wide tiyul. Everyone was… Read More The First Rain of the Year

OK-so it is Sukkot 5766, it is Amichai’s 11 month birthday and we have finally caved and started our own blog. We have been in Israel for 15 months now, have written over 60 e-mail updates and have heard from numerous people suggesting that we take our e-mails to the ‘blogesphere’ or whatever this is… Read More Here we go!

Well we have now (we think) succesfully completed our first full week in Israel with no major traumas or setbacks!!!This morning I took off for Givat Shmuel (just outside Tel Aviv) to meet-up with Itay Zeman who had most graciously offered to accompany me on the on-going search for a car. We looked at a… Read More Our First Full Week (Update 5)

We have had a productive couple of days. Yesterday we completed all of the steps to get our driver’s license and put the down payment on our new car (which we can’t take possession of until we get our license). Thanks again to Itay Zeman for helping us to navigate the process and to negotiate… Read More Erev Tisha b’Av (Update 6)

So, I believe we are on update number 4? This isRomi…finally sitting down at the computer while Josh is, undoubtedly, going crazy with the kids. A quick update…No – of course we have not yet received our lift or our computer. Apparently our lift is having a great time in Greece and we wish it… Read More Checking-in (Update 4)

NEVE DANIEL, Gush Etzion, ISRAEL, The big news of the day is the Yehuda slept through the night!! Good-bye jet lag!! After 3 nights of being up half the night with a very awake 2 1/2 year old we finally got a full night sleep last night. I woke-up and walked to minyan at 6:30,… Read More Good-bye Jetlag (Update 3)

Wanted to wish everyone a shabbat Shalom as we headinto our first Shabbat here. We’ve heard that therewas much press around our arrival – but it’s quitefunny for us. Although we’ve lived through it – we’veseen virtually none of the write ups! It has been anamazing few days, however. I know josh filled most ofyou… Read More Shabbat Shalom (Update 2)

Hi Everyone!!!We made it and are now official Israeli citizens. Whatan incredible few days. We drove over to our oldneighborhood to pick-up Jordan Frankl and his son Maxwho were gracious enough to drive us to NY. We droveup to their house to be greeted by a whole group ofpeople waving and holding a big Israeli… Read More We Made It (Update 1)