In the coming days and weeks, we are heading towards many endings and new beginnings. And they started today. When we made Aliyah, Matan was four and Yehuda was two. We arrived in July and signed up for nursery school and daycare for the two little guys. Matan started four year old nursery school without… Read More Neve Daniel Thanks a Great Teacher
My kids are constantly reminding me that there is life outside of today’s news. My big boys can’t be sheltered. They follow the news more closely than do I (for better or for worse) and they know through Whatsapp, Facebook and everywhere else what’s happening every second. We check in with them and make sure… Read More Bathtub Bands
I didn’t raise my kids in the States for very long. They were only 4 and 2 when we made Aliyah, so I don’t have a huge point of reference for juggling kids’ activities there. What I DO believe I have, however, is an ability to see the incredible differences in carpooling needs and extra… Read More Carpool-Free Life in Israel
These were on our Shabbat table this week. “Wow,” you say, with your most sarcastic voice, “those look really unusual. So different than the thousands of olives people serve around the world every week.” But wait – they ARE different, and here’s why. This past Sukkot, in October, we went on a number of hikes… Read More Not Your Every-Day Olives
