— Bar Mitzvah, birthday, Chanuchat Tefillin, Kiryat Arba, Neve Daniel, tefillin —

Celebrations in the Snow

January 12, 2015

In February of 2003 I was all set for Yehuda’s first birthday. I had bought oodles of art projects for the little kids to do. I had a cake with a picture of Yehuda swinging with glee. I had Winnie the Pooh decorations and more. We were set. Until the snow wouldn’t stop. And so, since… Read More Celebrations in the Snow

— Bar Mitzvah, first grade, psychology, tefillin, terror, terrorism —

Talking about Terror, Tefillin and More

November 13, 2014

On Tuesday, while Dahlia was being buried in Tekoa by hundreds of friends and family members (and complete strangers), my first grader was filling out a worksheet. He came home with the form to show me what they had done in school, and I simply wanted to put my head on the table and cry.… Read More Talking about Terror, Tefillin and More