Category Archives: Family

Shabbat Shalom

Posted on 26 August 2016 by

I’m on vacation in the north of Israel with my entire family: all the children and grandchildren, over 20 of us in all. We’re staying in a “zimmer” which is Israelis’ quaint term for a holiday villa, in a tiny … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 22 July 2016 by

This week has passed so quickly and before I’ve looked round it’s time for another Good News Friday installment. First, an astonishing story of self-sacrifice in more ways than one: a Haredi woman from New York lost 34 kg in … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday – Shabbat Hagadol edition

Posted on 15 April 2016 by

It’s the last Shabbat before Pesach (Passover), known as Shabbat Hagadol – the Great Shabbat. My mind isn’t really into any of my usual Good News Friday stuff at the moment, having been to a funeral earlier today (of my … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday – new baby edition

Posted on 29 January 2016 by

Another hard week has gone by, but at least for me and my family it had a very happy end. We became the proud grandparents of a new baby granddaughter!❤ The happy (and rather overtired) new parents are our son … Continue reading →

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Apologies

Posted on 17 December 2015 by

Apologies for my absence from this blog these last few days. My father-in-law is in the hospital and between running back and forth from the hospital to home to (occasionally) work I haven’t been able to clear my head enough … Continue reading →

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Chanukah Same’ach! Happy Chanukah!

Posted on 6 December 2015 by

Chanukah has just begun here in Israel, and while you’re reading this we will be at our son’s house, lighting the candles and stuffing ourselves on assorted festive goodies, together with our grandchildren. Later on in the week we’re planning … Continue reading →

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