I learned recently that gratitude in Hebrew is, "Aseer Todah," translating to "prisoner of thanks." Hebrew is a poetic language, so I wondered at first why t...

Have you ever heard of helicopter parents? They hover and micro manage every aspect of their childs' lives. And then there is a lawn mower parent, who mows d...

The Triumph Of Judas Maccabeus by Peter Paul Rubens Image from Fine Art America Hanukkah is approaching, and this year I am focusing on the Hanukkah story as...

This is a potato. It is intended to represent a hot potato, which is what my family calls it when someone who is upset tries to pull you into their emotional...

Did you ever hear the song, "It's Alright to Cry" from the 1970"s Free To Be You and Me project? Here is a link, and a warning, it is very 1970's. Reflecting...

It's my birthday today! May, 1. I am 44 years old, and very happy. It has been a lovely quiet day. I am catching up with friends and family and had some love...

It has been several weeks since I’ve written an update. It takes time to organize my thoughts and sometimes it is just a matter of having the inspiration sma...

Eitan discovered the Harry Potter series and read all seven books recently. After finishing each book we watched the corresponding movie together. I snapped ...

The other day I was sitting with Eitan eating watermelon seeds, an Israeli snack,"garanee avateeach." Watermelon seeds are eaten like sunflower seeds from th...

Dear Family, Hello there. I am so sorry it has taken me some time to write. I took the summer off while we were in the US, and when I came back the writing j...

I thought this post would be straightforward to write, but I am finding it harder than I assumed. I took it for granted that it would be easy. There are many...

Are you ready for a language lesson? As you know, I moved to Israel about 10 months ago. I have been studying Hebrew, the language here. I just finished read...

Storm chasers run into the storm. Maybe they like adventure, the thrill of danger, scientific inquiry, or just want to get “the shot.” I am more of a cozy-up...

At 10:00 a scheduled alarm was sounded in Israel today. It is the Holocaust Memorial Day. We remember the darkest period in our collective history. It is a l...

We spent the day at the Ramon Crater, which is the Israeli version of the Grand Canyon, a geological land form carved from hundreds of millions of years of e...

Image of Struedel from Schaer First, I must tell you that the opening story is not relevant at all. I wish you could skip it, but it leads into the struedel ...

Someone told me that when you learn a new language, you learn a new culture. It is amazing how differently I learn to see the world with different words. I a...

You have found Love! I have found love. The Hebrew word for love is ahava, (like the dead sea body care line), and we have found it. Not the body care line, ...

Tonight I leave Tel Aviv on my first trip back since making a new home. We can't undo what we have done. If home is where the heart is, once we set up anothe...

Photo of Abraham Lincoln Street, pronounced Avraham Linco-lin in Hebrew, of course. Just call me Miss Understanding, or Ms. Understanding, as the case may be...