Category Archives: Family

Good News Friday

Posted on 1 November 2019 by

We turned the clocks back last Saturday night so Shabbat now comes in just after 4.30 pm! It’s very weird to be on winter time with early nights while the days are still (mostly) sunny and warm. In any case … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 25 October 2019 by

It’s the first Shabbat of the Jewish year, Shabbat Bereishit – lit: The Shabbat of Genesis, which is the Torah portion that we read in the synagogue, starting the annual cycle all over again; but it also translates as the … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 14 June 2019 by

It’s been a crazy (but enjoyable) couple of weeks with the birth of our new grandson, the “Sholom Zochor” (a Friday night reception) to welcome him, the brit (circumcision) – the baby is called Akiva Menachem ♥ – and then … Continue reading →

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Mazal tov! We are grandparents again!

Posted on 27 May 2019 by

I am delighted to tell the world that we became the proud grandparents of a new baby grandson today! ❤ What is more unusual is that the new baby has 6 (SIX!!) big sisters. The happy (and rather overtired) new … Continue reading →

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In memory of my aunt, Rabbanit Yehudit Meir z”l

Posted on 4 March 2019 by

Before I start I want to apologize for my extended absence from this blog and the online world altogether. I know some of you were worried by my “disappearance”. My father’s sister, Rabbanit Yehudit Meir z’l, passed away suddenly last … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 18 January 2019 by

I missed last week’s Good News Friday post because I ran out of time before Shabbat, so this week I’m starting early! In this age of environment-awareness, we can welcome the news that Israeli researchers from Tel Aviv University have … Continue reading →

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