This morning, Eliav discovered the ice cream cones that I bought last night. He tried to insist that he had to have ice cream for breakfast. Negotiating with him, I explained that he could certainly have an ice cream cone the second that he got home from school today. He thought about it for a… Read More Lost in Translation

Today is Yom Yerushalayim, another one of those holidays that I knew nothing about while living in the States, but that has so much meaning for us now that we are part of life here. On this day, in 1967, Motti Gur’s Paratroop forces managed to break through into the Old City and to recapture… Read More Happy Yom Yerushalayim

My house cracks me up. I am living on such a boy-planet. I had my toenails done on Friday, a treat that I LOVE having done about once a year. The second that Eliav, 3, got home he noticed my toes. He came right over to me, started petting my toes and said, “Mommy, your… Read More Buuuutiful Nails

In ten years, taking care of five kids, I had never before managed the fantastically stupid feat that I did last night. Note to self – when taking a baby to the doctor, where they will definitely check the baby’s throat with that wooden stick, do not, and I repeat DO NOT, give your child… Read More Note to Self

In ten years, taking care of five kids, I had never before managed the fantastically stupid feat that I did last night. Note to self – when taking a baby to the doctor, where they will definitely check the baby’s throat with that wooden stick, do not, and I repeat DO NOT, give your child… Read More Note to Self

We just finished hearing the siren for Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day. As I stood in my office, looking out at the many Israeli flags flapping in the wind, I thought to myself, I am the mother of five future Israeli soldiers. I’m not just the mother of five beautiful little boys. I’m the mother… Read More Mother of 5 Future Soldiers

http://www.jpost.com/Features/FrontLines/Article.aspx?id=173394 Yom Hazikaron (Israel Memorial Day)isn’t like Memorial Day in America. I can’t even say whether Memorial Day is in September or May in America – one of those holidays is Memorial Day and the other one is Labor Day, right? But what does Memorial Day mean to me in America? Certainly, I appreciate the… Read More Remembering Our Soldiers

We just heard the siren for Holocaust Remembrance Day, and I am, understandably, having a hard time going right back to work. So, I turned to my blog to see what I wrote last year. I really don’t have a better way to sum up my feelings – so I’m going to publish last year’s… Read More Yom Hashoah

I wrote here recently about how I’m trying to enjoy the brief moments with my kids in the morning on the way to school. Rather than trying to get them into the classrooms as fast as possible, and feeling stressed the whole time, I’m trying to enjoy their cute little hugs and walk them into… Read More Such a Cute Moment

It’s an interesting thing – this religious vacationing. Most people plan out their vacation time and go somewhere with their families when they take time off. Since we center our vacation time around holidays, and we want to spend those holidays with friends in our yishuv, we tend to spend most of our vacation time… Read More Another Great Stay-cation