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 […]

Yesterday I spent the afternoon at Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo, the school named after Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. I sat in on three classes given by an amazing teacher named Rochel Rena Silber, one on Tehillim (psalms), one on Torah and Healing and one on Jewish Current Events. This last one in particular completely blew my […]

The first installment of my Rosh Chodesh women’s circle was a big hit, Thank Gd. There were six friends from Midreshet Rachel, plus my friend Chava, which made for a nice mix and a great, introspective vibe. Between that and the whole wheat muffins, we had some magic brewing. Everyone got really into the […]

Okay, I’ll admit it: I take cabs way too often. It’s not that I don’t like the bus, but there are moments when the prospect of extensive walking threatens to keep me housebound, especially now that I am getting pregnant-er. At this point, I would rather shell out the extra cash for door-to-door service […]

Our quiet Shabbos (brought in with my new hand-painted candlesticks) was marked with one exciting episode: Yonah walked! Early this morning, Shuie called me into the living room to show me how Yonah stood up and took two tentative little steps to Shuie’s open arms. I was so excited I wanted to pull […]

People can be such idiots.

Can you tell that I’m in a majorly ticked-off mood? This morning I took Yonah to the grocery and as we were checking out, one of the clerks stood by watching me as I packed all of my stuff into bags. Yonah was kvetching and the woman behind me […]

Whew. That was a trip.

We intended to get going early yesterday morning but our plans were delayed when someone who will remain nameless (Yonah Yaakov Bochner) decided to hide the keys under the mini-fridge, where we discovered them after almost an hour of looking. During our hunt, Mommy got stressed out and burst […]

I am currently writing in the darkened room of our B&B in Tzfat. After one afternoon and a full day of exploring the winding alleys of this amazing city, Yonah and I opted to take a nap while Shuie visits the cemetery which houses the remains of many renowned rabbis. While it is considered […]

Just a quick one this morning because in a couple of hours Shuie, Yonah and I will be leaving for our first gin-u-wine Israeli tiyul (trip). We’re heading off to the mystical city of Tzfat, a small hilly enclave up North with a long tradition of Kabbalah study, Jewish art, and spiritual uplift for […]

Mazel Tov, Mazel Tov! I’m an auntie again!My beautiful sister-in-law Riki gave birth to a beautiful 7.5 lb baby girl Friday morning in L.A. Thank Gd mother and baby are both doing fine. From all the way across the ocean, I am sending love and blessings to this new little bearer of holy woman […]