07/01/2022 We are finally home; we are in Israel. There has always been something about Israel that fixes my left-right orientation...

06/24/2022 This is a story about a table. Many of my generation are children of Holocaust survivors. They emigrated to America with...

06/17/2022 Being a teacher comes with all kinds of perks with the best one being, Summer. I will say it again, Summer. I once made the...

06/10/2022 Listening to the President address the nation tonight, I pivoted from what I wanted to discuss to focus on his call to action....

05/27/2022 It all started with Ducks? Is there anything that a parent won’t do for their child? I’ve often heard parents say “I would...

05/20/2022 Experience has taught me that when there are two Adars, Pesach is therefore “late” (see George Carlin) and we have to scramble...

05/13/2022 As a student, math was the bane of my existence; my report cards were mostly solid A’s with C’s and even a D, in trigonometry,...

05/06/2022 This has been a very complicated week for all of us; as we commemorate the losses on Yom Hazikoron we celebrate the birthday...

04/29/2022 This year, Pesach was very different for us; it’s our first chag celebrating Pesach without both his mom and dad, Anyu and...

03/24/2022 For the past several weeks, Bob and I have been making it a priority to reconnect with long lost dear friends. Covid shut down...

03/18/2022 Yesterday, Taanit Esther, I was thinking how strange it felt to have music and dance on a fast day; Purim is the holiday of...

03/11/2022 Daniella commented today that there were about 58 days left to the school year. I don’t know why this surprised me as Bob...

03/04/2022 Walking through the halls these last few days, I could not help but find myself crying and smiling at the same time. Finally...

02/25/2022 The world has turned upside down again and for me, it’s not right side up! After a very intense cat and mouse game, Russia...

02/18/2022 We are all looking forward to this long weekend; three days that will be followed by a short four day week. It is not as if we...

02/11/2022 What actually happens when you lose someone who has been an important beloved and highly respected person in your life? For...

02/04/2022 For me, Monday is the toughest day of the week. I really cherish my weekends; long, lazy Friday nights are my absolute...

01/28/2022 We left Israel earlier than planned because my daughter Rachel tested positive for Covid; she woke up Wednesday morning with a...

1/6/21 Every Friday morning since Rabbi Ouriel Hazan became principal of HANC, there is a huge celebratory program to usher in Shabbat....

1/13/22 As a little girl, I thought that being a teacher meant that you had superpowers. How else could it be explained that teachers had...