We just experienced the annual siren for Holocaust Remembrance Day. There are few things as powerful in the world as knowing that your entire country is standing still – literally stopping whatever they are doing – in unison, at the same moment, to remember. Today, as I took my walk, I was thinking about Holocaust… Read More I Remember You
It’s hard to explain to people who don’t live in Israel just how much fun the holidays are. This is true family time. Josh has off from work for the entire week- plus of Pesach, and I work like crazy before and after the holiday to make up for not working during it. This means… Read More So Much Fun!
Today, as we prepare for Pesach and for our Seder, we had an amazing experience. Once every 28 years, the sun is said to be in the exact same position that it was in at the time of creation. You can find out more about this fascinating event here: http://www.kehillaton.com/en/articles_birkat_hachama.asp?c=1 We explained to the older… Read More Bircat HaChama
Amichai never stops cracking us up. We aren’t always sure how much of school and of the holidays he digests. He’s often running around yelling that Pesach is coming when it’s Chanukah and that Purim is coming when it’s Sukkot. So, we’ve been happy to see that he’s been saying all of the right things… Read More Eliyahu HaNavi
Matan has been taking a special art class this year and he just finished. My Nana Shirley was an amazing painter and sculptor and my Nana Lee still is. I definitely did NOT get any of their talent. It’s been really interesting for me to see this talent skip two generations (no offense Mom, Dad… Read More Matan’s Masterpieces
Today, after doing the enormous Pesach grocery shopping with Josh, Matan and Yehuda, and dropping them all off at Josh’s work, I stopped to browse at a great clothing store. Now, this is a store that I’ve only been to three times. They have absolutely fabulous clothes, and the other times that I’ve been there… Read More Kids and Clothes
So, we now have six boys. Didn’t know I was pregnant again, huh? Well, this time it was actually much easier. We have a sixth boy because we’ve become adoptive temporary parents of sorts for a chayal boded. A chayal boded translates as a “lonely soldier” and there are many of them in Israel. These… Read More Our Sixth Kid
Sometimes, I just have to laugh about where we live. We feel understandably modernized in our life here in the Middle East. We have computers, cell phones, cars and all of the amenities that we lived with in the States. But then, we get reminded of what a strange thing it is to live here,… Read More Dentists and Donkeys
On Friday night, most of the kids were at services with Josh. Amichai, Azriel and I were home reading, relaxing and hanging out. Here is the conversation that we had. Kids are something else. Amichai: Mommy, does Hashem have a tooshie?Mommy: Well, um, hmmmm, I don’t think so honey. Silence, as I KNOW that he’s… Read More Hashem’s Tooshie
Today, we went on a great family trip for the day. Josh and I were off today because it’s Shushan Purim. Yesterday was Purim for us, and today was Purim in Jerusalem proper because it is a walled city. So, that gave us a two day holiday for Purim. We took off early in the… Read More It’s Raining Ice Cream!
