It is 8:17 in the morning and I am already done for the day.

I went to bed violently ill and in the middle of the night was woken from my sleep for an olympic puking session (sorry to get graphic; all complaints can be forwarded to my PR team). Falling back asleep, however, […]

Yesterday, about twenty minutes into our “quiet” Shabbat, our telephone rang. Immediately, I knew it was my sister. Unfortunately, it being Shabbat, I was not able to pick up the phone. I figured she’d remember soon enough that with the time change it was already Shabbat here and let it go without much thought. […]

It was a total Balagaan.

In Hebrew, “Balagaan” means chaos or a completely crazy situation. It was a word I knew before I came to Israel, but now that I’m here I can appreciate it’s impact so much more. Especially after yesterday.

The day started innocently enough. Yonah went off to his playgroup and […]

I have a new mantra I am forcing myself to constantly repeat in my head: “Rain is Good”. I had to say it quite a few times today, a particularly cold and damp one. I mantra-ed when I was pushing a triple-layered Yonah up the street to Ruchama’s, again when I was sitting in […]

This morning Yonah and I met up with the girls from school for a trip to the Begin Heritage Center, a biographical museum of the former Israeli prime minister right outside of the old city. While I was originally planning to skip the trip and go to the Malcha mall (a replay of my […]

This morning I had the luxury of being the only one to show up to my Chumash class (one of my classmates was sick and the other was away) and got a one-on-one session with my teacher, Devorah Rubin. She asked me a couple of questions about what brought me to Midreshet Rachel, which […]

The good news is, after almost of week of sick Bochner Boys, I think we can safely say that both Shuie and Yonah are on the mend. The bad news is, whatever they had they’ve given to me. It was only a matter of time, really, before I got sick. If it wasn’t from […]

Today was day 2 of sick Bochner Boys, which meant Mommy was home again. While I don’t mind some down time, too much of it is not good for my head. I’m the type that needs to be out and having life going on, and I need to see people besides my husband and […]

Every woman has a vice, you know, that one thing she absolutely cannot resist. For some women it’s designer handbags. For others it’s high-end cosmetics. Still others would sign away their souls for a killer pair of heels. As for me, I go gaga for gourmet health food.

I know what you’re thinking: HEALTH […]

This morning I dropped Yonah off with his new mitapelet, Ruchama — a very successful first day, I’m pleased to report — and headed off to Simchat Shlomo for a morning of classes with powerhouse Leah Golomb. Leah is a New Jersey native and older hippie who was a follower of Reb Shlomo Carlebach […]