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Navigating Life in Israel as an Olah & Working Mom of 6 Boys

Category: Chanukah

— Chanukah, family, Israel, Judaism —

Oh, Dreidel We Will Play

December 16, 2020

I love the dreidel. Every year the dreidel gives me a sense of deep satisfaction. Why exactly does a little plastic item like a dreidel inspire such an intense reaction? The dreidels I played with as a kid, and that you see outside of Israel, have four letters on them that represent the words, “A… Read More Oh, Dreidel We Will Play

— baking, Chanukah, Israel, parenting, sufganiyot —

Parenting Lessons Learned While the Doughnuts Fry

December 17, 2015

I am the world’s worst baker. And I’d say I’ve come to terms with my terrible baking, but you have to care about the activity at hand and your own failure in order to come to terms with things.  And I don’t care.  I’ve always been a bad baker, and I know that I’ll always… Read More Parenting Lessons Learned While the Doughnuts Fry

— Chanukah, education, gift giving, learning, Leket —

The Gift of Giving

December 16, 2012

“Mommy, this is the BEST activity… We should do this every holiday!” Yes, these words are music to a mother’s ears. But they are music for more reasons than you might expect. This Chanukah, while my in-laws were visiting, we made a number of plans. The kids went to the zoo. They went to an… Read More The Gift of Giving

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