We sent Matan off yesterday on his first overnight with B’nei Akiva. B’nei Akiva is one of the main youth group movements in Israel. They start in 4th grade and they get together every Tuesday afternoon and Shabbat afternoon for fun, games and more. Three times a year, they also have overnight trips. Many of… Read More A Bnei Akiva Overnight

I find the morning balancing act as a working mother very difficult. Yes, this is probably quite obvious. There are so many ways in which being a working mom is difficult. I think the morning pressure tops the list. A while ago, I was running around, as usual, trying to get my kids off to… Read More The Balancing Act

This morning, I was reflecting on how EXHAUSTING and STRESSFUL this Purim stuff is. Nope, I don’t think that’s what Hashem intended – but it is really stressful to make sure that everything goes right. And, as the parent, you want it all to be perfect for the kids. The day before Purim, the kids… Read More Purim – Fun CHAOS

I was thinking about my nose this morning. Last night, when I went to pick up the karate carpool, I brought the baby, Zeli, with me. When Matan got into the car, he said to me, “Mommy! I knew that Zeli was here before I saw him. Do you know how? I could smell him.”… Read More Let Your Nose Do the Work

Adar cracks me up. When the month of Adar begins, I always declare that the school year is over. And I’m not that far off. They begin the month of Adar in school by having the kids dress up over and over again in preparation for….dressing up for Purim. Well, doesn’t that make sense. Then,… Read More It’s Adar Alright…

Happy 8th Birthday to my amazing and beautiful boy, Yehuda. I was thinking today about Yehuda’s birth and finding it remarkable that it’s already been 8 years. There were a few things about his birth that were such great lessons about life. I had a natural birth with my first, Matan, with no intervention at… Read More Yehuda’s Birthday

My heart is crying today. Today would have been Chanan Sivan’s 8th birthday, and I’ve been spending most of the day thinking about him. Chanan was Yehuda’s first friend in Israel. We have a cute picture of them sharing their 4th birthday party together, since their birthdays were just two days apart. It was the… Read More A Day We Remember Each Year

Anyone who has a child – or who has every known a child – knows that they say really cute things. When they say things that crack me up, or that take my breathe away, I always intend to write them down…but I usually don’t. So, here are two from the last day that I’m… Read More Cute-isms

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted. I changed jobs recently and I spend my day writing blogs, so my own blog tends to get pushed to the back of the pile. I apologize dear blog and will try to keep up with you. Anyway, I had two interesting interactions recently that made me get a… Read More Small Interactions in Israel

Here is a video of Azriel’s first steps! Yes, at almost one and a half, he is finally starting to walk. And yes, we think it’s just about the most adorable thing in the world. And, of course, he’s pretty darn proud of himself as well. On a funny side note, we realized recently that… Read More Zeli’s Finally Walking