A Parent in Israel

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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An Elvis-Sized Hangover

November 9, 2004

If this story seems a little bleary, it’s because I didn’t get a whole lot of sleep last night. Seems we were locked out of our house. By our kids. Mabye it was our own fault. My wife Jody and I decided a few months ago that the kids were old enough to stay home […]

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Wrong Thong (or Why God Made Men Nearsighted)

October 28, 2004

Sometimes you just need to get away. That’s how we’d been feeling after planning and executing three intense weeks of family activities centered on thirteen-year-old Amir’s bar mitzvah this past summer. All the details, the organizing, the meals and parties had taken their toll and we were just plain pooped. That’s how we found ourselves […]

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