Yom Kippur is over, and I am so thankful for how easily it went. Shuie came home from shul mid-morning and I was able to enjoy a desperately needed, four-hour nap to keep my energy reserves in check. During Yonah’s (and Shuie’s) afternoon naptime, I was able to take a few minutes to sit […]

I have a few minutes of down time while Yonah is napping and my various dishes are boiling on the stove. It’s already been an adventure of a day, beginning with a trip to Mr. Bean–I mean, Dr. Wolff’s office. It turns out that Bug has a bug (stomach infection) in his belly for […]

Well, this was certainly a Shabbat I will never forget. It began with our bus trip from Ramat Eshkol to Nachlaot, a perfectly peaceful ride until Yonah proceeded to puke all over himself right before our stop (he had had diarrhea in the afternoon but was his usual, happy self, so I figured it was […]

Shuie and I went to the Mamilla Mall for date night. Mamilla is a new promenade/shopping center that was built right outside of the old city. It’s very beautiful, with an open ceiling and a view of the Artists’ Colony, but it’s also very touristy and overpriced. I told Shuie that for our next date […]

So I woke up this morning completely exhausted –like, exhausted in my bones — and gave myself the day off (my Aunt Renee, cheerleading from NJ, gave me permission :). While Yonah was at Rivka’s, I took a long, gorgeous, 3 hour nap. Bliss. Shuie came home with the good news that we’ve been invited […]

This afternoon, Yonah and I took the bus over to Nachlaot to pick Shuie up from school. I had been to some areas of the neighborhood before, like Machane Yehuda, the big outdoor market that sells everything under the sun. Other sections I had never seen until today. Nachlaot is a maze of stone alleyways […]

This afternoon I traveled to Kever Rachel, Rachel’s tomb. The trip there was relatively quick, only about 20 minutes, and it flew by while one of our teachers, Menucha, gave us some history about the site and shared with us a story about the merit of our foremother, Rachel. It is interesting to note that […]

Rosh Hashana, the beginning of the Jewish New Year, has come and gone here in Israel. As I wrote previously, Rosh Hashana is a holiday that centers around connecting with Gd. By coronating Gd “Our Father, Our King” (and overlooking any controversy those specific words may stir up), I am reminded that Gd is at […]

I am resurfacing from the maelstrom of cooking going on in my kitchen to sit down for a well-deserved break. So far we’ve got 3 kugels and a bean salad down; we’ll see how much energy I have left before my body calls it quits. Picking Yonah up from Rivka’s today, I noticed that his […]

Maybe it’s just me, but Jerusalem has always had a mythical quality. Maybe it’s the history of it, or maybe it’s just how beloved it is for people all over the world. That’s why it sometimes catches me off guard when I remember that Jerusalem is also just a city, like any city in the […]