My Daughter, the Soldier–No Longer
Next week my 21-year-old daughter, Maayan, will be discharged from the Israeli Air Force upon completing her 2 years of military service. In honor of this momentous milestone, this morning Josh and I and some of our kids attended Maayan’s going-away party at her base along with around 30 of her friends, coworkers and commanders. […]
Read MoreMy Me vs. Them Shabbat
All my kids were home this week for Shabbat lunch. We don’t all get together so often, and I had been looking forward to a nice chance for everyone to reconnect. But soon after the meal started, the conversation turned into an stormy debate over Judicial Reform. We Weisbergs are a colorful, diverse bunch, and […]
Read MoreThe Pained Father at the Soccer Semifinals
Last week I took my 8-year-old, Yoni, to the Jerusalem Soccer Championship. He was able to participate in the all-Jerusalem championship after winning second place for his age group at our neighborhood soccer championship (full disclosure: he came in 2nd place out of 2 competitors:) On the day of the Jerusalem championship, the younger kids, […]
Read MoreWhen a Mother of 6 Got Onto the Crowded Bus
We Weisbergs are ALWAYS home for Shabbat. Except this week. This Shabbat we Weisbergs are scattered across the globe, in Venice, in a cottage in the Ontario wilderness, in Tel Aviv… And me? I’m on my way to spend a quiet Shabbat with my 8-year-old Yoni by the Kinneret in Tiberias. I thought Shabbat in […]
Read MoreMommash: The Oy and Joy of Mothering a Large Family
This week, Lori Fein interviews me about my life as a mother of many (B”H KA”H) for her wonderful Mommash podcast. Enjoy! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mommash-the-oy-joy-of-family-with-lori-fein/id1670780787?i=1000617980388
Read MoreWhen Love Conquered Traffic
Yesterday afternoon I hopped into my neighbor’s car and we headed from Jerusalem to Beersheva to support our 18-year-old daughters at their end-of-year theater-club performance. At first Waze predicted a quick hour-and-twenty-minute trip, but traffic had something else up its sleeve. My neighbor and I ended up stuck in traffic jam after traffic jam, turning […]
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