A guest poster at Life in Israel asks whether he should send his daughter to a charedi or a religious Zionist high school, and wonders why so many Zionist American immigrants choose charedi schools. I don't know that this is only true of Americans. Maya at How to Be Israeli cut her water bill in … [Read more...]
Child Put in Foster Care When Parents Refused to Offer Junk Food
December 3, 2009 by
This is for the many parents of children who do not grow according to charts, and have been told over the years to feed formula instead of breastfeeding or to give a child cornflour, Bamba or other high-calorie, low-nutrient food so he will gain weight. The Daily Mail reports on a child put into … [Read more...]
Hijacking Victim Recalls: I Wanted to Go to Entebbe
December 1, 2009 by
Last night I heard a talk by a woman named Tricia Martel. Martel was living in Petach Tikva when her mother died suddenly in Manchester on a Thursday afternoon in 1976. She couldn't get a seat to London during the vacation season. Finally a travel agent suggested she fly to Paris on Air France, … [Read more...]
Help This Reader Choose a Hebrew Baby Name (November 2009)
November 29, 2009 by
Update: I've opened a Forum for Israeli Baby Name Help A while back I had a thread on popular Israeli baby names for boys. Jon just left following comment: My wife and I need some help finding a suitable boy's name. We want to name after my grandfather, Herschl Tzvi (Harry) z"l who passed away … [Read more...]
Walking to School on Their Own
November 26, 2009 by
I’ve been reading Free-Range Kids at the recommendation of Sylvia-Rachel. Author Lenore Askenazy, head of the Free Range movement, is one of the Forward 50 Influential Jews of 2009 and was interviewed this week by both Time Magazine and CNN. The premise of her book and blog is that parents stifle … [Read more...]
Haveil Havalim #244: No Protektzia Necessary
November 22, 2009 by
Welcome to the November 22, 2009 edition of Haveil Havalim, the Jewish-Israeli blog carnival. I called this edition "No Protektzia Necessary." Click here to read why. If this is your first visit to A Mother in Israel you can find pages, categories, and recent posts in the sidebar. On my Cooking … [Read more...]
The Safety Class
November 18, 2009 by
A number of years ago Emunah, a women’s organization with charitable projects including a chain of daycare centers, offered an 8-session course in child safety to its employees and volunteers. Since I had small children and worked with new mothers, I decided to try it out. Like many programs in … [Read more...]
Upcoming Haveil Havalim: No Protekzia Necessary
November 17, 2009 by
This Sunday I'll be hosting the 244th edition of Haveil Havalim, the Jewish-Israeli blog carnival. You can find this week's edition over at Ima on the Bimah. A new blogger wrote me, begging me to include her blog. She even referred me to her friend, a well-known personality in the Jewish … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Girl Who Played with Fire
November 16, 2009 by
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson is a sequel to The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo. When someone from the book club asked my opinion I described it as a poorly translated, stilted, violent, adventure story with wildly improbably plot turns. But one of the women in my book club loved it. She … [Read more...]
What Are Your Favorite Posts?
November 12, 2009 by
Hayim Ozer Street, Petach Tikva Like Ilana-Davita, I copped out of NaBloPoMo. By the time I got home from a meeting last night, getting into bed took higher priority. In the older, Blogger version of this blog, I listed popular posts in the sidebar. I'd appreciate input to do the same here. … [Read more...]
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