Today, on my 42nd birthday, I set out to write a list of 43 things for which I am grateful. Yes, my English birthday is just a few weeks away (for those of you who will be confused when it comes up on Facebook! We celebrate my Hebrew birthday in the house, but then I… Read More 43 Thoughts on Gratitude
For years, Josh and I have remarked that someday Matan would be part of the Daglanut (flag dance) on Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) at the ceremony that we hold in Neve Daniel. The seventh grade boys and girls do a dance each year, waving enormous Israeli flags and filling the basketball court with their… Read More Flag Dances, Fruit Roll-Ups and Family
Today was one of those days where Hashem decides to pop a head in and say hello. We went to visit my 91 year old grandmother (SH! her age is a secret, but I think she’s 91). I haven’t seen her in three years and it’s been a very difficult time for her, full of… Read More Mezuzah Musings
So I wouldn’t call it a formal invitation, or one that required any stationery, but I was invited along for the first time to the Sussman camping adventure. For years, Josh has been taking the boys that are deemed old enough camping. They usually go for a night during Pesach, and they often take a… Read More Learning from the Campers
Sunday night, we were privileged to share in the wedding of a child from the yishuv. The night was magical and beautiful, as most weddings are. It was made even that much more special considering what this family had been through. Five and a half years ago, we stood in the plaza outside of our… Read More A Bright Future
Looking at this recent picture of my father with my boys, my first reaction made me giggle. “Wow!” I thought to myself, “There are really a lot of them!” In my daily life, I don’t sit back often to reflect on where I am, or where I’ve come from. As I believe most of us… Read More One for the Mantel
Thank Gd for my sense of humor. I think that it might not be a good idea to make Aliyah without one. Yesterday, while at the beach, I needed to try to find a sun umbrella for my mother-in-law to rent. I couldn’t remember the word for “umbrella,” so I asked Matan. Then, two minutes… Read More Mushroom Shades
