A Parent in Israel

B.U.M.

July 21, 2005

“How did this happen?” seven-year-old Aviv asked suddenly one night.   “How did what happen, sweetie?” my wife Jody replied.   “How did it happen that Amir and Merav get to go to America and I have to stay here,” Aviv pronounced with a mix of confusion and rising consternation.   Meanwhile, thirteen-year-old Amir and […]

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Fast Food, Fast Camping Redux

July 7, 2005

It’s been a year since we arrived at the Jerusalem Scouts Summer Camp woefully empty handed. This summer, we went back with goodies galore…and my new digital camera. In honor of both these enhancements, I am republishing the original story here – complete with photos so you can get a better feeling for the event. […]

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That’s a Nice Robe You Got There

May 26, 2005

 “I need help with my homework,” eleven-year-old Merav announced after dinner the other night. Normally I run as fast as I can from these requests. As an immigrant father, it’s not easy to cope with homework in Hebrew which, while it may be one of Merav’s best subjects, is certainly not mine. “It’s geography,” she […]

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Grueling Tiyuling

May 9, 2005

 It’s been nearly a month since I last posted an update on Merav. The news, thank God, is all good. Our eleven-year-old daughter seems to have recovered completely. No more pain, no fever, no jaundice. Whatever it was – and the doctors never were able to come up with a diagnosis – it seems to […]

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No News is the Best News

April 7, 2005

Merav is out of the hospital and feeling a bit better. That should be cause for celebration. So why do I feel so confused? These past weeks – how many has it been, six already? – have been pure hell. For us and for our extended families. Eleven-year-old Merav has probably been the least affected. […]

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Weekend Furlough

March 28, 2005

After weeks of illness that had baffled pediatricians, surgeons and specialists across the city, our family doctor said, with no small amount of resignation, we had no option left other than to check eleven-year-old Merav into the hospital. Hospitalization is a big deal, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. It means that you essentially have […]

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Cake Effect

March 23, 2005

It’s been a tough three weeks. Eleven-year-old Merav came down with terrible stomach cramps…then developed a rash and proceeded to turn yellow. A series of blood tests, ultrasounds and even a liver scan had the mostly baffled doctors ruling out appendicitis, hepatitis, and a score of other itis’s, but to date they still have no […]

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Rock and Roll Junior High School

February 3, 2005

Who ever said that getting into junior high had to be such a production? But that’s exactly what it was – a full theatrical production – at the Jerusalem Girls’ School for Torah and the Arts. Let’s step back a moment… My wife Jody and I recently accompanied our eleven-year-old sixth grader Merav to two […]

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Kitchen Sink or Swim

January 27, 2005

When Jody’s 91-year old grandma died suddenly last week, there was no question that Jody would fly to San Diego to be with the family for the week. What was less clear was how I would fare holding down the household by myself. While I can’t give a first-hand report on what happened in California […]

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The Bible Quiz

January 21, 2005

Eleven-year-old Merav’s counselor from Scouts called a week ago on a Sunday night. “We’re having a bible quiz on Tuesday,” she explained to Merav. “I know it’s not a lot of notice. But would you be interested in representing us?” Merav didn’t hesitate. And for the next hour, the two of them were cramming on […]

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