Let me count the ways: As I write this, our brethren in America still have a few more hours to go on the eighth day of Pesach. So far today I have had regular cereal for breakfast, a falafel in eshtanur for lunch (from the best falafel store in the world, Shalom Falafel) and pasta [...]

Really. He is. Died 12 years ago. Unfortunately, a large (part of a large) movement within Judaism believes that a dead man is the messiah, will have a second coming and will redeem the world. Does this remind you of anything else (i.e.: think of another offshoot of Judaism that believes to this day that [...]

Especially to those of you who are right now having their second seder, at the beginning of a three-day Yom Tov/Shabbat combo, who (hopefully) wont be reading this until after Shabbat, at the earliest. I remember what that was like. And don’t forget: ????? ??? ??? ???? ???? ???? ???? ___ ???? ?????

On August 15, Nefesh B’Nefesh will having its first flight originating outside of North America. They will (God willing) be bringing British olim on their charter flight from the UK. Ha’aretz reports that not everyone is happy about this. Some choice quotes: Nefesh B’Nefesh announced plans to expand to the U.K. without first consulting with [...]

Now for a positive experience: Scenario: We are eating the Shabbat day meal. There is a 2 year old girl, Rachel, who is walking around and causing trouble. She is a sweet little girl, not talking much yet, but very intelligent. She understands exactly what her parents tell her. She walks up to the table, [...]

Over the past couple of years, we have had many Shabbat meals with other families. Some that we hosted, some where we were guests. During that time, we have observed many different types of interactions between parents and children. I would like to share some of these. (It is sometimes so frustrating to watch these [...]

Here is what the weather was like today: 8:30 – Annoying light rain, cold, cloudy 9:30 – Drizzle, heavy fog 11:00 – Heavy, heavy rain (you know, when it sounds like lots of nails hitting your roof) 13:00 – Light rain, very cloudy, very cold 15:00 – As we speak, it is very sunny outside, [...]

Joe Settler writes about an experience he had giving a ride to a hitchhiker who was dressed like a frum woman, but ended up being an Arab (she lied about her ethnicity and destination at first). In the wake of events like what happened last week, stories like this make me even more wary. I [...]