Family Trip: Bat Yam Promenade

On Tuesday, our last full day of chol hamoed Sukkot,  a morning appointment left us only a few hours of  daylight. I said, "Let's go to the beach!" We wanted something fairly close. I searched for information about the Bat Yam beach and found a glowing description of the tayelet, or … [Read more...]

Nine Moons

Today we went to the Poleg Nature Reserve near Netanya. The big attraction is this sand dune that the kids can roll down: Two kids stayed there to dig a hole while the rest of us went down to the beach. As we approached, my five-year-old said, "I see tisha yarchei leida." I guess those kites do … [Read more...]