My Inferior Mosaic
Last night, after being steamrollered all afternoon by my kids, I went out to have some fun. The community center had organized some do-it-yourself crafts tables followed by a performance. And it really was fun. I sat next to a generally “hi, how are you?” neighbor and actually had a 45-minute “tell me about your […]
Read MoreThe Deepest Humans
The other day I was on the bus to Tel Aviv, across the aisle from an American in his 20s. This young man spent the trip scribbling in his journal, and at one point, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that he opened up to a long list divided into several columns. […]
Read MoreA Mother’s Grave
Last month my husband was at a kibbutz cemetery attending the funeral of Ruti Herman, a woman who was very dear to him and our family, the mother of the family that “adopted” him when he came to volunteer at Kibbutz Hazorea 27 years ago. Walking around the cemetery, Josh was struck by this simple […]
Read MoreThe Tarantula at my Front Door
This Shabbat morning I took 22-month-old Yaakov outside, by the front door, to change his diaper. But when I looked towards the door, I saw something strange on the door frame. Furry black lines. Eemale, please don’t let them be legs. When the diaper was done, I stood up to get a closer look, and […]
Read MoreMarital Intimacy and Tired Mothers (15-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
How to keep intimacy alive when you are exhausted after long days with the kids. Click here to watch on google drive.
Read MoreHow I Felt About Not Dancing on Simchat Torah
For years I danced on Simchat Torah, at times holding a Torah scroll, and I enjoyed that. But that all changed when a year ago we left our old ‘hood for a new one, where the general practice is that women and girls watch the men dancing around and around instead of dancing ourselves. This […]
Read MoreThe Last Jewish Girl in the World
I just finished reading Rebbe by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, all 520 pages. An unexpected page-turner, I even read the appendix. That’s how good and moving and fascinating it was. The most striking thing for me about the book was learning about the Rebbe’s focus on the importance of every single Jew. And how he would […]
Read MoreWhat I Was Thinking About During the Shofar Blowing (12-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Memories of prayer at my Quaker high school and this past Rosh Hashana. If you can’t access YouTube, please click here to watch.
Read MoreWhat Yaakov Planted in the Garden by Joshua Weisberg
A rare treat, a guest post by my husband:) Last week we planted winter vegetables in the garden: peas, radishes, carrots, fennel, green onions… The kids each got a row to plant, but no one was as into it all as 3-year-old Yaakov, who planted a whole row of radishes “All by myself.” Every morning […]
Read MoreWhat Does 5777 Have in Store for Us?
With blessings to you and your family for a good and sweet year!
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