Loving the weather. On my walk today, I literally went off the beaten track and decided to do what I’ve been wanting to do for months. I turned into the valley here in Tzur Hadassah and walked through our local nature zone. The grass is *spectacular* because of all the rain we’ve been getting. Lush, green, looks even… edible. Read More »

Hello little nuzzle. This month felt really long. Maybe it’s because I’ve been working my bum off at my job. Maybe because, as such, I’ve been doing better at appreciating every single day I get to spend with you when you guys come home from gan. Maybe it’s because you’re doing so many new things. But here you are, ten months. Read More »

In honor of Tu B’shvat and an actual sunny day, we took a lil stroll in our backyard, the woodsy hills around Nes Harim. See how green the grass is? Mashiv HaRuach U’Morid HaGeshem. Read More »

Remember going to Jewish day school in the States? Remember Tu B’Shvat back then? You were kinda like, wtf is this? But we get to draw trees and make tissue paper flowers, ok. We sing happy birthday to nature and best of all, we get to take home a lil plastic baggie of dried fruit. Read More »

Jewish democracies – they sure are tough. Good thing there’s only one. If this is true, this is incredible. Read More »

Huz: ‘the car would have a tape deck.’ Me: ’90s party car!’ Koala: ‘party car!’ Me: ‘PARTY CAR!’ Koala: ‘PARTY JEANS!’ Right on. Read More »

I’m a NY Giants fan, which means when I care, which is rare, I’m following them because I’m from New York, it’s what my family does, and it’s who I am, and F you anyway. Read More »

Confession: I always thought ‘micro’ means close up and ‘macro’ means far away. Whoops. There was a lot of examining life close up this week. I don’t have to go over it again , I’ve already done it twice . Read More »

Just needed to share this with everyone out there: this amazing thing, the combination of the widespread and deep lengths of the Jewish community-at-large and the internet’s service as the ultimate sharing tool. Read More »

Ah, Purim. It’s quickly approaching. Its various timings fall out on March 7-9 this year. And as it’s one of Israel’s favorite holidays – kids’ or not – the toy stores have been gearing up around Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, and the advertisements have been sent in the mail. Read More »

Thought: would ‘feminism for guys’ just be called… chauvinism? Lately my son has taken an interest in my, uh, baby-feeders ( Ima, boobs! ) and so I indulge him in thinking, yes, you too can ‘feed’ Baby Dora . It gets complicated when he wants to feed Bebe though. But today, he wanted to take it a step further. Read More »

Ayelet – Who are you, that I’m sitting here crying openly in public while reading the tragic news your parents just posted? I never met you, I never spoke to you, I never held you, but through you parents’ amazing capacity for sharing and including Read More »

During this week’s Fifty-Two Frames theme, I happened to take Bebe to the eye doctor for her first check. What I would have loved to capture was the pediatric eye doctor, who, if you can suspend disbelief for a second, was a Moroccan Colonel Sanders. He even mumbled with a sort of Southern bravado. Read More »

Oddly, I’m writing about Maurice Sendak twice in one month . But dude deserves it. I guess he’s having his Betty White moment. Whatever the case, I’ll take any gem or pearl this wild thing has to offer. Read More »

Just want to a take a quick sec and point out this ironic bib. I’m pretty sure ‘bibi’ is the chic brand name. But… yeah. That there is a paradox. Read More »

Brought to you by one of my Hebrew favorites, הבית של יעל . Tweet Read More »

Yowsa. Seven years from the month I made aliyah, I’m registering my first kid to ‘gan trom trom chova’ (compulsory kindergarten registration). The Israeli gan/school system baffles me. And I get the feeling it isn’t going to get any clearer any soon. Read More »

Posted under a day ago, Israeli dude Evgeny Vainshtok Broitman shared a shameful scene he witnessed at יער הנשיא , a park off the 44 and 38, near Beit Shemesh. And while the crime is so disgusting, the fact that Evgeny decided to take the perpetrator up on it means there’s hope. Read More »

This week’s photo inspired by our getaway last week. Which feels like a year ago, since I’m already sick, my kids aren’t sleeping through the night, I have a ton of work on my plate, and well, it’s raining a lot. Bla bla life is so hard when just last week we wined and dined with no kids around. Read More »

[This post is dedicated to my brothers. And terrible journalism]. Why this is an article in Ynet is beyond me. But, then again, there’s Ynet for ya . The breaking news : This past summer, the popular Power Rangers have returned to Israeli television screens. Read More »