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 […]

I know Jews don’t do the whole “Saint” thing, but if we did I would nominate my landlord, Yossi. Since he found out I was pregnant (yes, I will admit I am already playing that card), he has been driving me and Yonah up to Rivka’s every morning and then dropping me off at […]

Last night we hosted what was probably the most happening Shabbat dinner party in all of Ramat Eshkol. We were ten around the table, and as international a crew as you could find outside of Brad and Angelina’s house. We had our American contingency, of course, which included a native Memphian and an Iowan, […]

I didn’t get to write yesterday because my day turned out to be as stuffed as a moose head in a hunting lodge. All good things, thankfully, but by the time I got home at MIDNIGHT, I was way too bombed to sit down and write about it.

My second day back at Midreshet […]

The Dorothy-ness continues now that I’ve finished my first day back at Midreshet Rachel. Coming in this morning it was like a whole new place. All of a sudden, everyone seemed to know me and was happy to see me. I drank up my Navi (Prophets) class — I have a teacher-crush on our […]

Right now I feel like Dorothy at the end of “The Wizard of Oz” when she realizes that home is only a click of her heels away. I went to visit Nishmat today, a school that has come highly recommended by women I respect. The building was beautiful, the faculty friendly and the student […]