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Navigating Life in Israel as an Olah & Working Mom of 6 Young Men

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— adventure, camping, cow in the wadi, family, Pesach —

Learning from the Campers

April 16, 2012

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

— chuppah, family, grief, wedding —

A Bright Future

February 21, 2012

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

— boys, family, mantle, UCLA —

One for the Mantel

November 13, 2011

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

— Aliyah, family, Hebrew, umbrellas —

Mushroom Shades

October 18, 2011

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

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