October 24, 2020 ❤ What the Announcement of a Prolonged Lockdown Did to a Daughter of a Holocaust Survivor On October 1, 2020, I read in the Haaretz English edition, that the lockdown that commenced in Israel on the eve of Rosh Hashanah,…
October 17, 2020 ❤ “To Touch,” On the Sense Greek Granny Exalted and Other Senses My granny Yvette Nahmia, or “mamie” as we called her had a funny way of saying she needed a hug. She would sign…
October 13, 2020 ❤ Shira Cohen: A Musical Priestess Reminding Us “You Are Not Alone” Shira Cohen as her name alludes is a musical priestess. Shira accesses some higher, mystical, musical dimension. I have known Shira since her birth…
October 5, 2020 ❤ The House is on Fire, Let’s Clean it Up! In the Jewish year, Sukkot, the holiday we are now in the midst of celebrating, is traditionally a time when families visit friends and…
September 18, 2020 ❤High Holidays at Home in Jerusalem There is a Greek song written in the eighties that got a new life to it. Written by Greek songwriter Loukianos Kilaidonis it had…
August 23, 2020 ❤Summer 2020 Update on the Mosaic Floor of the Aegina Synagogue We are thrilled to be back to Aegina again this year, and happy to have had the opportunity to once again visit the site…
August 18, 2020 ❤ We Hold Keys that Open Doors for Each Other In August, I spend more time outdoors socializing as I am on vacation and have time. I initiate conversations with complete strangers, as well…
July 11, 2020 ❤ Essential Greece During the Coronavirus season with many beloved things becoming out of reach due to movement restrictions, we learned to live with what is essential….
June 29, 2020 ❤ The End of an Era and the Beginning of a New for Jerusalem’s Adam Waldorf School In 2010 when we moved with my family back to Jerusalem following two successful, communal years at Kibbutz Kramim in the Negev, we thought…
June 24, 2020 ❤ Opening the Door and Giving to Each Other A lady with dark skin, a big hat, and broken Hebrew, an Arab lady knocked on our Jerusalem door. First, I opened the door…