Month: February 2011

I keep forgetting whether I told this story yet, so just in case, I’ll put it down here. K. was Elie’s commanding officer – the […]

It’s Friday morning in Israel. I need to get moving to finish cleaning the house and preparing for the Sabbath, which begins tonight. My oldest […]

As parents, we know that discipline is necessary to build a child’s sense of responsibility, of independence, of maturity. Sometimes, to make sure a child […]

I’ve always loved the word “juxtapositions.” It sounds so fancy, when it means something so simple. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, juxtaposition means “the act […]

I am certifiably insane. I coordinate a national conference (with a lot of help and never enough) and so the night before each conference, I […]

Fourteen years ago, a school in Beit Shemesh took their students to the Island of Peace – Naharayim, on a school trip. Fourteen years ago, […]

My daughter’s husband has entered the army – another soldier in the family. It’s a bit different because he’s older than most, having delayed the […]

After that little fiasco with the phone call from the hospital last week, I’m more sensitive. I started to type the title and thought you […]

I rarely do this, but could not resist posting this email I got from a friend. The Egyptian media organization Al-Masry Al-Youm reports that about […]