Dieser Monat ist voller jüdischer Feiertage, die am 4. September mit Rosch HaSchana, dem jüdischen Neujahr beginnen und am 27. September mit Simchat Tora, dem Tag der Freude über die Bibel abschließen. Die Feiertage beginnen mit intensiven Gebeten und Selbstprüfung und enden mit fröhlichem Tanzen und Singen. Während dieser Zeit gibt es viele festliche Essen … Read more
I hosted a crowd at my home for the Rosh Hashanah holidays. Add that to me, my husband, kids and grandkids, and we were quite a house full. Lots of people to house, feed, and keep happy. The basement was set up with guest beds and a crib. My daughter offered to move out of … Read more
I just dropped my son Avraham off at the main entrance to our community. He groaned when he saw the crowds standing near the guard booth, knowing he had a wait ahead of him for a ride. He was on his way back up north to his Israeli yeshiva program combining military service with Torah … Read more
We have just returned from our annual summer vacation with our children and it was wonderful! We hiked in the rivers and valleys of the Galilee and the Golan Heights, splashed in the streams and springs of the North and just enjoyed our time together. When the children were young, all of our children went … Read more