The Big News

For those of you who haven’t yet heard our big news, we are moving back to Boulder in July. The decision has been extremely difficult for us. We are excited to reconnect with our friends and community there, but we are very happy here, and it will be hard to leave. The most painful part …

A Calm Jerusalem

Last weekend, we hosted Kai’s friend from school, who came from Russia to study in Israel without her family. She isn’t Jewish, and had no prior connection to Israel, but the school offered her a significant scholarship, and she wanted an opportunity to leave Russia. It was her first weekend staying with a “host family” …

Life on a Rollercoaster

Life has been full of intense ups and downs since the start of the war. Reading the news plunges me into a deep low, inevitably leading to tears, rage, and fear. Yesterday, the first thing I saw was that one of the soldiers killed in Gaza was the 19 year old son of a friend …

Hierarchy of Needs

Thank you to everyone who has checked in with us to make sure we are still safe. We do not feel that we are in any danger right now where we are in Zichron. Over 1,300 evacuees are currently being housed in our town – some of their children have already integrated into the local …

A Strange Limbo

It is difficult to reconcile the calm, quiet atmosphere outside with the reality of the war in Israel. Last Wednesday, I returned to work at Aloney Yitzchak Youth Village, and had the opportunity to connect with some of our newest immigrant students. These are 15 year old kids who arrived in Israel without their parents …

In the midst of darkness

Thank you to everyone who has been reaching out to check on us. We feel safe here in Zichron. Aside from the military aircraft flying overhead throughout the day and night, everything is quiet where we live. Hundreds of families from the north and south of Israel have evacuated to our area. Most people are …

Summer visit to the US

Reuben and I traveled safely to the US at the end of July. He made friends on the flight from Tel Aviv to Boston, including one in first class who brought us snacks back in coach after Reuben ate every bite of the food I packed for him. We spent one night in Boston with …

Passover Vacation

Passover vacation ended this morning, and the kids grudgingly went back to school. Their break started on April 7, so they seem to have forgotten all about their regular routine. My mom finally arrived on April 3rd for her first visit since we’ve lived in Zichron. The airline lost her luggage, but other than her …

Catalytic Converter

This is not how I want to spend my time, but reality always prevails. Yesterday, as I was leaving my qi gong class on the hottest day of the year (98 degrees F), I had a problem with my car. I had driven Danny to the airport the previous night, and arrived to class in …

Sitting in Two Chairs

A friend lent me the book, The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life by Edith Eger, author of The Choice. Eger writes that there is an expression in Hungarian, roughly translated, “If you sit with one butt on two chairs, you become half-assed.” In the context of her book, she is referring to people …