Today was my first day at work in the Land of Israel. It was at a biotech startup that wants me to work one day a week helping them on a new product they’re developing. They’re very nice people. I try my best to speak in Hebrew but when I really need to understand important…
Read moreOne Year
OK, so today is the same date that we left Arizona to come here to Israel, one year ago. Tomorrow, June 27, is the day we arrived. So I thought it would be worth going over a few points, a few overall things I’ve noticed in our first year here. That whole thing about how…
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I had a meeting in Jerusalem yesterday. But the time overlapped with when we would have to pick up the boys from school. Since we only have one car, we had to figure out the logistics. We could have asked a friend to help out, either bringing them home from school or they could have…
Read moreTiyul in the Golan
The woman who taught our girls to read Torah for their Bat Mitzvahs recently passed her tour guide exams and received her official license as an Israeli tour guide. Here in Israel that is considered a very big deal. The exams are tough and all tour guides are regulated by the Ministry of Tourism. Unfortunately…
Read moreBat Mitzvah Planning with COVID-19
Initially we were going to have the girls Bat Mitzvahs in February in Phoenix. Then we decided to move to Israel so we had to cancel the Feb date. We decided to delay it from then until the end of the year (which is now) to give ourselves more time to settle in and we…
Read moreFast Food
The way you say “fast food” in Hebrew is: ״מזון מהיר״ which literally means, “rapid meal.” Cute, right? Since the malls and restaurants are now open I thought I’d just show you some cute pictures of a couple of the local pizza delivery joints we frequent, and the food court at the local mall. Remember,…
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