Talli Yehuda Rosenbaum is a physical therapist who also specializes in sex counseling and treatment of sexual problems. She is one of few such therapists within the religious community in Israel. She has graciously agreed to answer a few questions. Mother in Israel: When I took a group class on … [Read more...]
Parents fly to France and forget 3-year-old in airport
August 3, 2008 by
Thanks to Jameel for sending me this story. Update: Super Raizy provides the link to the story in English at Haaretz.Parents flying on a summer vacation from Tel Aviv to France today left one of their children in the airport. Authorities found the child wandering, half an hour after the plane took … [Read more...]
(Mis)Adventures in International Travel: Delta and El Al Stand Off
August 2, 2008 by
In my last post I was on my way to the airport.We had reservations for the 5:30 shuttle to Washington, and it looked like we might even catch the 4:30. But when I presented our e-tickets, the Delta agent said our new reservations didn't show up on her computer. "You don't have a reservation for … [Read more...]
(Mis)Adventures in International Travel: A long life
August 1, 2008 by
A year ago my sister's energetic and charismatic mother-in-law, still living on her own, was diagnosed with incurable cancer. It was sad to hear of this 96-year-old woman suffering at the end of life.My sister called a few days before my trip to tell me that her mother-in-law had stopped eating. She … [Read more...]
Jet lag and secondary jet lag
July 31, 2008 by
I handle jet lag well upon arrival in the US. We function during the day, despite waking up at 3 am for several days. By the second morning the kids already woke at 7:30. The return is different. Typically we are all awake at night the first week, then I suffer for an additional week. It's not just … [Read more...]
Fasting on Tisha B’Av for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women
July 31, 2008 by
The 9th of the Jewish month of Av, known as Tisha B'Av, commemorates the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. On this most mournful day of the year, Jews are required to fast from sunset until nightfall the following day. (On a side note, most rabbinic opinions exempt pregnant and nursing … [Read more...]
Adventures in International Travel — Packing Light
July 28, 2008 by
Robin, this is for you. In my previous post I mentioned having brought one suitcase for our two-week trip to New York. It weighed 21 kg (about 45 lbs) and contained everything for the four of us, in addition to our hand luggage (also as light as possible).I knew I would be staying at my sister's and … [Read more...]
(Mis)Adventures in International Travel, Part I: An unexpected stop
July 28, 2008 by
The woman ahead of us in line for luggage inspection at Ben Gurion Airport was taking a long time. A man from a second line that fed into ours, who had arrived long after us, made his way to the front and tried to get his items through. I told him that we were next. He replied that he had paid … [Read more...]
The "Cringe" Factor
July 23, 2008 by
In response to my post on the Modiin Mall story, Frumhouse described how she has handled nursing in public. Therapy Doc left the following comment: The problem is the cringe factor, and ignoring that is ignoring anything that makes people cringe. If you know you're making someone cringe, … [Read more...]
Modiin Mom Told to Nurse in the Changing Room
July 11, 2008 by
Yiska visited a mall in Modiin with her young baby. Here is her story:I was at the mall this morning with my 3-week-old daughter. While modestly nursing her, a security guard approached me and told me I shouldn't nurse in public, and that there is a changing room which I should use, "so everyone … [Read more...]
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