I love the way that our lives in Israel are soaked in Jewish ritual. You simply couldn’t live where we are without knowing which holiday is coming up and without being connected to the Jewish calendar. In Judaism, you are supposed to approach a mitzvah with enthusiasm, and do it as soon as you can.… Read More The Rhythms of Life (Literally!)

A long lost friend of mine from my camp days recently asked me to explain what life in Neve Daniel is like. Hmmmm…Describe your life in one email – not an easy task for anyone. So, it got me to start thinking about how I would describe life here, and how I would capture why… Read More Describe Your Life…

My kids never fail to crack me up. Friday night, during dinner, Josh was having a great imaginary ballgame with Amichai (almost 5) and Eliav (3). They were really getting into it. Josh was telling them to “go long” and they were running to catch the “ball” as it flew through the house. They were… Read More Playing Ball

My first son, Matan, caught us by surprise when he was five months old. He suddenly started crawling and standing – all in the same day. Our house wasn’t at all baby-proofed and we quickly scrambled to get everything done! From that day on, we started finding him in the bathroom sink (literally), and everywhere… Read More Learning from the Little Ones

Shana Tova to everyone! I wish you a fantastic year full of sweetness, health, safety and happiness. My absolute favorite thing as we approach Rosh Hashanah is to see the rimonim (pomegranate) trees ripening just in time for the holiday all around Israel. How do they know it’s time for their grand entrance? We picked… Read More Shana Tova

I’m completely surrounding by testosterone in my house. Don’t get me wrong – I love having five incredibly rambunctious boys…and I enjoy being the lady of the house. We sat down to Friday night dinner this week, and Josh pointed out that there were 8 guys at the table and me. And so it goes.… Read More Surrounded By Testosterone

This week, one of my neighbors proved herself to be a hero. A few days ago, she unhooked her children from their car seats and was standing outside of her car waiting for them to exit. While climbing through the front seat to exit the car, her son accidentally pushed the gears from park to… Read More What Makes Someone a Hero?

Eliav gave me a great reminder today that even Superman needs some quiet time to recharge with his blankie every so often.

I realize today, with humor, that I’m simply never going to be Israeli. Nope – it’s not because I’ll never perfect this darn language. And it’s not because I refuse to drive like a maniac. I’ll never be Israeli because I simply can’t perfect the way that they say telephone numbers! It’s so amazing to… Read More I’ll Never Actually Be Israeli

Yesterday, we gathered at the cemetery, as we’ve now done for three years, to remember Chanan Sivan (Chanan Yitzchak Chaim ben Pinchas and Tzipporah). Chanan was Yehuda’s first friend in Israel, and he died at the age of four, three years ago. It has been amazing to watch this family rise from such an incredible… Read More Chanan’s Memory