Forum for Israeli Baby Name Help I've collected recent comments asking for help with Israeli baby names. Thanks to all the readers who have contributed suggestions and opinions so far! Click on the user name to see the responses so far. Clara: Thank you for all of your input. We still … [Read more...]
Easy and Inspiring Chanukah Craft Ideas
November 22, 2010 by
Please welcome Mara of Kosher on a Budget for today’s guest post. Her post on Sukkah decorations was extremely popular and I’m happy to have her back. Can you believe that Chanukah is less than two weeks away? It seems as though we just took down our sukkah and packed away all those … [Read more...]
How Can a Doctor Pray for Parnasa (Income)?
November 18, 2010 by
According to tradition, at Rosh Hashanah God determines how much income we will earn throughout the year, and we pray that we will have enough for our needs. But how can doctors pray for parnasa? They earn their living because others suffer and need doctors for treatment. The answer: Doctors can … [Read more...]
3 Times More ADHD in Kids Fed Soy Formula, Says Health Ministry
November 16, 2010 by
In my last post, I wrote about the problems faced by children who drank faulty Remedia soy formula as infants. It turns out that the Remedia children have a high rate of ADHD, three times higher than the general population. This came out in a study conducted by the Israeli Health Ministry, amid … [Read more...]
Reports: Widespread Damage to Remedia Babies 7 Years Later
November 16, 2010 by
In November 2003 three Israeli babies died after having been fed Remedia soy formula, which turned out not to contain the essential vitamin B1. Dozens of other children suffered severe damage, with a third dying just two weeks ago. (The article that mentioned the recent death said it was the third … [Read more...]
Babies and Bullies
November 16, 2010 by
I've been telling everyone I meet about a blog post from the New York Times called Fighting Bullying with Babies. It's about a program, Roots, that brings babies to elementary school classrooms once a month. After Manitoba completed the program into 300 schools, violence decreased by 50%. Not only … [Read more...]
Jerusalem’s New Mother-Friendly US Consulate
November 15, 2010 by
Please welcome Chana Jenny Weisberg for today's guest post. Mazal tov on your new baby, Chana! Until recently, I found registering new babies at Jerusalem's US Consulate almost as harrowing as the births themselves. So when I went to register the birth of my baby at the brand new US consulate … [Read more...]
The Museum at Chatzar Kineret
November 14, 2010 by
It’s hard to imagine what life must have been like for the young people who made aliyah on their own, long before the state of Israel was established. On our recent family trip, we visited the museum in Chatzar Kineret. Also known as Chavat Kinneret (Kinneret Farm), this was one of the earliest … [Read more...]
Fearful Parents Promoting Young Marriage: Zionist Wedding Series #11
November 9, 2010 by
This is the 11th post in a series on Marriage in the religious Zionist community in Israel. I: Dating Readiness, II: Meeting the One, III: Genetic Testing, IV: Dating Venues, V: Shidduch Crisis?, VI: Internet Dating, VIII: Wedding Costs, IX: Planning Tips, XI: Diabetes,Genetics and … [Read more...]
Links on RivkA z”l (and what z”l means), Books, Carnivals and More: #12
November 8, 2010 by
Links from around the web: A new project in memory of RivkA Matitya z"l, called Meneket RivkA: Welcome to Meneket RivkA - a memorial tzedakah (charity) project conceived by RivkA's friends, students and teachers to serve a cause that she truly believed in, carried out in association with … [Read more...]
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