Bone Tired
We hosted 3 groups this past Shabbat totalling 50 people. I met so many lovely people and I truly enjoyed every minute of it. Except for one thing. I couldn’t find any cleaning help except for a 13-year-old boy who was super motivated. But that didn’t change the fact that he was still a 13-year- […]
Read MoreMy WhatsApp-Insult Victory
My neighbor has many young children and a demanding career. Our sons are best friends, and over recent weeks with the frequent school strikes I was happy to have her sons over for much of the day. I’m home anyway and at this stage of my life I’m dealing with far less of the little-kid […]
Read MoreAn Ordinary Extraordinary Shabbat
Last Friday evening we hosted the extended family of a bar mitzvah boy from LA. 18 people in all. Grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles and cousins. On Friday afternoon the family’s tour guide called to convey an urgent request: the group members are very strict about not eating pork. Could we please refrain from including […]
Read MoreJerusalem of Gold performed by Yonina
I love Jerusalem Day. It’s an important day for me, since 29 years ago, when I first came to Israel to study at the Pardes Institute, I went downtown on Jerusalem Day and saw crowds of religious kids dancing with Israel flags. I was just starting to become religious at the time, but seeing those […]
Read MoreShabbat Shalom from Rehab🩺🩻✡️
My father was supposed to go home a week ago the day after his surgery, but in the end things are more complicated than we’d expected and he’s going to be in rehab for at least another week. This quotation is prominently displayed at the rehab nurses’ station. A message for all in rehab who […]
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