Yonah has been sick the past two days, which means Mommy had to play hooky from school. Nothing serious, thank Gd, just a runny nose and slight fever (I’m putting my money on some new teeth brewing). Being stuck in the house is not something I do well, and was probably a big contributor to […]

Last night, I sat on my living room couch with a question flashing across my brain as bright as neon: “What did I DO?!” Ladies and gentlemen, I am officially having buyer’s remorse. For those of you who don’t know, buyer’s remorse is the feeling of regret or panic after making a major purchase–a house, […]

In the age of Obama’s health care reform, many Americans think that greener pastures lie beyond our nation’s borders. Other countries look like health insurance utopias. Let me tell you something, Americans: Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Getting insurance in Israel, as a tourist, can be very tricky business. Unless you’re planning […]

Our second Shabbat here in Jerusalem has come and gone. Last night we had a fun dinner at our friends’, Judah and Ariella Katz, and for lunch today we hosted our first Shabbat guests: my bro-in-law Shloimie and three of his friends from Yeshiva. Growing up a Conservative Jew, I never got to mix much with […]

Okay. I know it’s been almost a year and a half since my last post, but I’ve been a little busy having a baby. Although playing Mommy to baby Yonah can be exhausting, I have never been more exhilarated or inspired in my life. I am so lucky to spend every day with my […]

Hi, friends! Happy Channukah, Merry Xmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Season’s Greetings, all that jazz. Here is “Naaseh V’Nishma”, the newest addition to my online repetoire.

The concept behind this song came from a teaching that moved me very deeply. When the Jews accepted the Torah from G-d in the desert, they did so unconditionally, without […]

On Tuesday night, I performed at “Girls Night On”, a women’s open mike at Mexicali Blues, definitely the hottest happening in Teaneck, NJ (possibly in the last half century). The bar happened to be right down the street from my apartment, so it was easy to get Shuie to haul my keyboard there and […]