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

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— birthday, birthdays, parenting —

Fire at 51: A bit too much drama for my birthday

June 15, 2022

Everyone knows that Facebook doesn’t tell the whole story. Sometimes it tells half of it; sometimes it’s a third. But it’s rarely the whole picture. Two weeks ago was, to put it mildly, very crazy in our house. One kid had a basketball accident which required a trip to the emergency center, then a trip… Read More Fire at 51: A bit too much drama for my birthday

— animals, parenthood, parenting —

Bob, the Girl Bunny and other surprises

June 24, 2021

Yakir loves animals. And when I say loves, I mean LOVES. But we just aren’t interested in the expense or commitment of a dog. And I’m allergic to cats (well, and when you have them on the streets like rats, you don’t really think of a cat as a pet). So that left bunnies. Let’s… Read More Bob, the Girl Bunny and other surprises

— Israel, Israel Memorial Day, parenting —

A Life With Sirens

April 8, 2021

Last night, we were sitting at the dinner table discussing that it would soon be Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) and that there would be a siren at school tomorrow. My 12-year-old started thinking about the word siren. Here was our conversation. Z: “Are there different words for sirens in English? Like, do my cousins… Read More A Life With Sirens

— learning, life lessons, parenting, Parenting during COVID-19 —

I Don’t Know

February 8, 2021

These are three of my favorite words. ‘I don’t know.’ As an employed person and a mother of six, you might assume that I don’t use this phrase often. If you were to poll a group of 100 people, I believe that most of them would say that this phrase shows weakness. It shows that… Read More I Don’t Know

— Army mom, Israeli Army, Israeli life, parenting —

Walking Away to His Future

August 16, 2020

When my youngest son was born, I wrote a blog from the hospital that started something like this. “And just like that it’s over. And, yet, it’s just beginning.” I was thinking about those words this morning as we brought our oldest son to Givat HaTachmoshet (Ammunition Hill) to join the Israel Defense Forces. And… Read More Walking Away to His Future

— high school, hiking, parenting, Sussya, Sussya High School —

How I Became a Sussmaneet

June 15, 2020

My boys’ high school loves t-shirts. To be more accurate, the kids love collecting t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other clothing items with the name of their school, Sussya. But the items aren’t just sold in a school store for the taking; rather they are earned. The school is built around a four-year program of classroom and… Read More How I Became a Sussmaneet

— Givat Oz V'Gaon, parenthood, parenting, Parenting during COVID-19 —

Yes, We Were Very Good

May 17, 2020

“But we weren’t even very good,” my 13-year-old declared, rather sheepishly, today when I told him that we were going out for a celebration. It’s been two months, two months to the day I think, since my three younger children (and my husband) have been out of the yishuv. That’s a looooooong time to expect… Read More Yes, We Were Very Good

— COVID-19, family activities, family life, Multitasking, parenthood, parenting —

Slipping Our Way Into a New Reality

April 2, 2020

Obviously, all of our lives have been turned upside down. So it’s funny to think of pointing out some of the ways that things are different. But this morning, when I saw the pile of slippers, it really hit me how much little symbols and items can signal large changes. And I started thinking about… Read More Slipping Our Way Into a New Reality

— health, Israeli life, parenting, parents —

One Mom’s Life Staying Put

April 2, 2020

It was only two short weeks ago (three? four?) that life still seemed relatively normal. On a daily basis, I could hear myself saying: “You’re hiking where? For how many days?” “Are you coming home this weekend? “Please be careful on your way back from Eilat. No, really.” “Yes, you can have the car. Where… Read More One Mom’s Life Staying Put

— beginnings, blessings, new beginnings, parenting —

My Expanding Heart: 18 Years Later

February 20, 2020

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

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