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 […]
After returning to school post Corona, our new normal included daily temperature checks, signed notes promising our kids were not sick and mandatory mask for all the kids in the 2nd grade or older. All the kids had to bring their own supplies everyday (no sharing) and bring their own lunches to school. There was […]
An unforgettable Sophomore year comes to an end! Josh officially completed 10th grade and I’m sure he will remember this one for the rest of his life! Moving to a different country, starting a new boarding school, and making friends with classmates from around the world. I couldn’t be more proud of how he rose […]
The girls were out of school for the Shavuot holiday, so we headed south to visit Eilat for the first time. It’s an Israeli port and resort town on the Red Sea popular with Israelis and international tourists. Since the borders are still closed, only Israelis now and expats living here like us. Eilat is […]