Last week my son got engaged. We are over-the-moon happy and can’t wait for this couple to start their lives together. As I was walking to shul on Shabbat and thinking about his life and the arcs it has taken, I was overcome by the movie of his life. It all felt like snapshots….and they’ve… Read More Snapshots
My second son turns 18 on Friday, and while I was reminiscing about his birth and his first few days (as I always tend to do around their birthdays), I find myself thinking about the day before his birth. What happened on that day? It was a Thursday, like today, and I took my oldest,… Read More My Expanding Heart: 18 Years Later
The first day of school always evokes two very distinct memories for me. Since the entire country starts school on the same day, there is a real sense of excitement that permeates the whole country, of beginnings (and endings) and of camaraderie. Our first year in Israel, we had a meeting on August 31st at… Read More New Beginnings, Again
