Tonight at the Hippy Party
Today my daughter asked me to join her at a hippy dance/prayer party for Rosh Chodesh Elul: “Slichot and Hallel Combined.” Truth is, I didn’t want to go. We just got back from a 4-day family vacation, and I haven’t exercised since we left, and my kitchen looks like it was hit by a tornado. […]
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Who is the Best Parent? By Rabbi YY Jacobson
An important reminder during these long, parenting-intensive final weeks of summer vacation.
Read More30 Years in Israel this Month!
We are on a family vacation up north this week, and today I visited Muchraka for the first time. This high peak in the Carmel Mountains next to the Druze village Dalit AL Carmel is traditionally identified as the place where Elijah staged his historic contest against the idol-worshipping prophets of the Baal, as the […]
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A Bride Surprised by IDF Soldiers’ Enthusiastic Mazal Tov
A bride in Bnei Brak Israel is having her pre wedding pictures taken when an army unit exercising nearby happens to spot her 😍 Only in Israel! Loved this!
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The Man Who Returned my Daughter’s Wallet–Against all Odds
This morning my home-phone rang. Truth is, I don’t often answer my home phone. It’s almost always my kids’ friends or telemarketers. But after a few calls, I finally picked up and heard an unfamiliar man’s voice: “Hello, is this the home of Moriya Weisberg?” When I said yes, the man let out an audible […]
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