Am I Flunking Summer Vacation?
Until 4:30 PM yesterday afternoon, I felt like I was managing this summer vacation thing pretty darn well. We Weisbergs spent July in Baltimore and in Ontario at my husband’s family’s cottage. My kids enjoyed time with grandparents and cousins and swimming at the neighborhood pool/lake and going on fun outings here and there. And […]
Read MorePre-Tisha-B’Av Scrumptious Dairy Food Celebration?
Last Thursday night we entered the 9 Days of mourning leading up to the anniversary of the destruction of the Temple, Tisha B’Av. Tisha b’Av is the saddest day of the Jewish calendar when we remember all the tragedies suffered by the Jewish people during this long and bitter exile. During these 9 Days, in […]
Read MoreWhat Happened When my 3-Year-Old Wore his Kippah in Germany
Following his first haircut a year ago, Yaakov wore his kippah every single day to gan and pretty much everywhere. He was a big boy, like his Abba and his older brother, and he was proud. But this summer, during our visits with non-religious and non-Jewish family members in the US and Canada, Yaakov pretty […]
Read MoreHow this Summer is Different from That Summer
Last time I was here at my mother-in-law’s Ontario cottage was two summers ago. That summer, Blue Lake was a refuge for me and my family. From everything happening in Israel…. From the war with Gaza. From the missiles and sirens and the feeling that the entire world was against us. From Nachlaot, our old […]
Read MoreLost in the Woods
Israelis call it “The end of the world, turn left.” That’s how remote my mother-in-law’s cottage is. No phone line. No internet (I drove 20 minutes to a wifi-for-rent spot to the write this). One neighbor a mile over, who is almost never there. So it’s just us and the loons and the lake–SO gorgeous, […]
Read MoreJewishMOM.com on Summer Vacation From July 5th-August 4th
Shalom all, We are travelling to the US and Canada to visit family for a few weeks. So while I might pop in from time to time to post stuff, my regular daily posts will resume only on August 4th. With blessings for a wonderful, healthy, and safe summer for all JewishMOMs everywhere:) love, Chana […]
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