Exhibit Two Gets Aished! (Exhibit Two at Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem earlier this month) A bit of explanation is in order. Aish = Aish HaTorah. [1] Aish HaTorah is an apolitical network of Jewish educational centers in 35 branches on five continents. [2] Aish is all about Jewish education and kiruv… drawing Jews closer to [...]
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Exhibit Two Gets Aished!
Posted in Children, Community, Culture, Faith, Family, Inspiration, Israel, Jews/Judaism, Kids, Kosher, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Parenting, People, Religion, Spirituality, Thoughts, tagged Children, Community, Culture, Faith, Family, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, parenting, Religion, Spirituality, Thoughts on May 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Exhibit Two Flies Back to Israel!
Posted in Children, Community, Culture, Family, Israel, Jews/Judaism, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Musings, My Life, Parenting, People, Personal Observations, Relationships, Religion, Spirituality, Thoughts, Travel, tagged Children, Family, Israel, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Musings, My Life, People, Relationships, Religion, Thoughts, Travel on April 30, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Tomorrow morning, May 1, 2012, my son, Exhibit Two [1], flies off back to Israel. He is taking part in the Jerusalem Fellowships program for three weeks, studying at Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem as well as traveling to various other places as part of the program. His sister, my daughter Exhibit One, did the program last [...]
Materialistic Couples Have More Problems!
Posted in Culture, Family, Fashion, Friends, Health, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Love, Modern Culture, Musings, Opinion, Parenting, People, Personal Observations, Psychology, Relationships, Research, Style, Thoughts, tagged Children, Culture, Family, Fashion, Health, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, love, Modern Culture, Musings, People, Psychology, Relationships, Research, Style, Thoughts on February 20, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Several recent studies over the last few years have suggested that money is not the key to happiness. Now while it is admittedly hard to maintain a sunny disposition under conditions of grinding poverty, once basic needs are met such as food, shelter, clothing, and so on, having more and more money and more and [...]
Nanny Shortage Leads to ‘Nanny Poaching!’
Posted in Children, Community, Culture, Family, Friends, Health, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Opinion, Parenting, People, Personal Observations, Relationships, Thoughts, Toronto, tagged Children, Community, Culture, Family, Health, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, parenting, People, Relationships, Thoughts, Toronto on February 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It is a sad day indeed when someone poaches your nanny. Let me say right off the bat that I’ve been extremely lucky with all of the nannies I’ve hired over the years for Exhibits One and Two when they were mere tots. Each one better than the next with not a clunker in the [...]
Exhibit Two Turns 20 Today (The Big Shot!)
Posted in Culture, Faith, Family, Inspiration, Israel, Jews/Judaism, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Opinion, Parenting, Personal, Personal Observations, Relationships, Religion, Spirituality, Thoughts, tagged Community, Culture, Faith, Family, Israel, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, parenting, Religion, Thoughts on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Just when I barely got my mind around the fact that my son, Exhibit Two, was no longer five years old and was, in actual fact, a teenager… he turns 20!! (My son with his sister, the lovely Exhibit One) It seems hardly fair, to my mind. For those of you who think that you [...]
Exhibit One Moves to Israel!
Posted in Community, Culture, Faith, Family, Inspiration, Israel, Jews/Judaism, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Love, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Parenting, Personal, Religion, Thoughts, Travel, tagged Children, Community, Culture, Faith, Family, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Life, Lifestyle, Musings, parenting, Religion, Thoughts, Travel on February 6, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Those of you who have been following this blog for a while are aware that my daughter, Exhibit One, along with her brother, my son Exhibit Two, first went to Israel last May on a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip. (My daughter on a camel during her Birthright trip) A few months later, Exhibit One returned to Israel [...]
A Latkarrific Sufganiyotastic Hanukah in Toronto!
Posted in Culture, Education, Family, Food, Friends, Fun, Holidays, Inspiration, Jews/Judaism, Kids, Life, Love, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Parenting, Personal, Personal Observations, Relationships, Religion, Style, Thoughts, Toronto, tagged Culture, Family, Food, Friends, Fun, Holidays, Inspiration, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, love, Musings, Relationships, Religion, Thoughts, Toronto on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As usual, I spent the Jewish Sabbath this past weekend in Toronto. This year, the Xmas holidays spilled over into the following Monday and Tuesday. Also, I was able to leave work very early Friday morning, so I had the good fortune to spend most of Hanukah in The Heart of the Old World! Woohoo! (Latkes [...]
Der Meshigineh Hint Meets His Match!
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Family, Friends, Fun, Holidays, Humour, Israel, Jews/Judaism, Kids, Life, Love, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Parenting, Personal, Personal Observations, Relationships, Silly, Style, Thoughts, Toronto, tagged Culture, Dogs, Family, Friends, Fun, Hanukah, Holidays, Home, Humor, Jewish, Jews, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Pets, Relationships on December 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
OK… Right off the bat, introductions of sorts are in order. The Cast of Characters Exhibit One: My daughter, 22-year-old university graduate, planning to make aliyah (i.e. emigrate to Israel) in the very near future. T.A.: Exhibit One’s Israeli boyfriend from the seaside city of Ashdod (south of Tel Aviv). Surfer dude. In Canada for [...]
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