Image by roger_mommaerts via Flickr Pesach is just around the corner and a reader asks for suggestions on how much matzah to order. We get around 1 kg (2 lbs) per person. Organized readers, please share your experience. West Bank Mama asks for pro-Israel posts: Gil Troy has written a blog … [Read more...]
Easy Purim Costume Ideas
February 12, 2010 by
Image by epSos.de via Flickr Purim will be here before you know it. My 6-year-old wants to be a magician. Fortunately I have a cape I made in an ambitious moment a few years ago. My 8-year-old decided he wants to win the contest for most original costume, and is excited about dressing up as a … [Read more...]
Reviving a Tired Blog: Advice for (Not So Beginning) Bloggers:
February 8, 2010 by
Bicycle At the blogging event last night at Baila's in Modiin. I promised to help bloggers become more creative. I don't know whether I kept my promise, but I woke up full of new ideas. I hope the rest of you feel the same. Some of you mentioned that blogging has gotten harder. Perhaps your … [Read more...]
More Wedding Fashions
February 7, 2010 by
This post is NOT part of my series on weddings in the religious Zionist community. I took this picture at a local children's store: Regular Anonymous mentioned wedding dresses with see-through midriffs, so I found two samples. And this exchange appeared in the comments section of Winter … [Read more...]
Book Review: The River of Doubt
February 4, 2010 by
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey is one of the best books I've read this year. In 1913 former US president Theodore Roosevelt,54, accepted a speaking engagement in South America. While there he planned to visit with his son Kermit and travel throughout the continent. Known … [Read more...]
Wedding Costs
February 1, 2010 by
This post is Part VIII of a series on dating and marriage in the religious-Zionist community. I: Dating Readiness, II: Meeting the One, III: Genetic Testing, IV: Dating Venues, and V: Shidduch Crisis?, VI: Internet Dating, VII: Paying the Shadchan, VIII: Wedding Costs, VIII: Wedding Costs, IX: … [Read more...]
Preparing for the Israeli Earthquake
January 28, 2010 by
Image by Getty Images via Daylife In the wake of the Haiti earthquake the Israeli press has been writing about the possibility of a major earthquake along Israel's faultlines. But experts don't consider it a possibility. It's a certainty, the only question is when. During a discussion at the … [Read more...]
How Much is Finding Your Beshert Worth? Paying the Shadchan
January 25, 2010 by
This is the seventh part of a series on dating and 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 … [Read more...]
The Government Helps the Little Guy (Me)
January 21, 2010 by
Image by the tartanpodcast via Flickr I've been given the run-around for several months by the internet service provider (ISP) Netvision. In Israel, you pay two fees for ADSL: one fee to the national phone company Bezeq or cable network service for the ADSL infrastructure, and a second fee to … [Read more...]
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