Part 2: My Last Chumash Party
I shared in yesterday’s post that I didn’t want to attend my son’s chumash party. Here’s why I changed my mind!
Read MoreMy Last Chumash Party
My youngest child, Yoni, is having his Chumash party on Friday. That means that Friday morning the boys will walk to the synagogue next to the school, and an important rabbi will arrive and all the boys and parents will stand up and the rabbi will bless our sons and then hand each one his […]
Read MoreThe Africans Who Came for Shabbos
This week we hosted the first guests I remember who had to lower their heads to get inside our front door. Averaging nearly 7 feet tall, this Friday night we hosted a group of professional volleyball players who were recruited from various African countries to play for an Israeli team. When we all stood for […]
Read More6 Steps I’m Taking to a Happier Adar
Following an unthinkable tragedy, the Lubavitcher Rebbe instructed his Chassidim how to feel joy under any circumstances.
Read MoreIsraeli ingenuity:
A snow-virus! Shabbat shalom from my beloved Holy City blanketed in white
Read MoreSnow in Jerusalem!
A meeting with an inspiring volunteer for blizzard-bound Israelis and thoughts on the incomparable contribution of the Jewish people’s most important volunteers–Mothers!
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