January 16, 2021 ❤ Dates, A Love-Story and Lock-Down 3.5 in Jerusalem I was wondering what had happened to the organic dates I ordered through a dear Jerusalem friend. In this 3.5 Israel lockdown, a much…
November 21, 2020 ❤ Aya, Maya, and The Power of Love Last Friday night, we had two special guests over. Maya’s friends from the “mechina.” The “mechina” is a preparatory program our eldest daughter Maya…
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…
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…
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…
June 13, 2020 ❤ Co-Creating Food for All, Our Garden, and Peace This is the third lesson from our food garden. The first lesson was about the processes it takes for something to manifest; It took…
May 2, 2020 ❤ Time To Plant Our Dreams “I have everything I need,” I thought to myself. Land. Water. Sun. Seeds. A compost bin. Energy. Hands. I let the idea sink in,…