This year we had an opportunity to really experience Israel’s Independence Day. Although we were here last year, it was a completely different experience in lockdown. The celebrations begin the evening before and people packed the streets of Tel Aviv. Josh brought home 4 friends since they had a long weekend off school with the […]
After living here for over a year and a half, one thing we learned is Israel has A LOT of holidays! It’s been so hard for us to keep track of them, we now have a list of every holiday on our refrigerator just like the kids’ activities. Although we’ve been living here for a […]
Israel literally came to a standstill today for two minutes on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Last night everything closed including restaurants to mark the start of the annual day dedicated to remember the 6 million Jews who were killed. A siren rings throughout the country while everyone in offices, schools…even drivers pull over on the street […]
“It was a lot of fun, but I’m exhausted!” That’s how Josh described his latest Mission Week trip at school. Once a year his school takes the classroom ON THE ROAD for real life learning talking to people and groups while seeing Israel from different perspectives. This year they visited Jerusalem. Josh describes it as a […]
We had such a great time this weekend meeting up with 2 Boulder families on the beach in Tel Aviv! It was so nice having a connection to a place half way around the world and being together on the Mediterranean for a fun afternoon with our kids in Israel (we have 8 between all […]