June 17, 2013
9:15 am

Why we are all like birds

The first time I heard someone use the comparison between people and birds was when I was in second grade and the teacher taught us a song, something about......

May 30, 2013
10:35 pm

If you love someone, set them free

There I was in my devil costume manning the front desk when he walked in. Just back from his business trip to the States, he had left the office......

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May 26, 2013
1:48 pm

Nip and Tuck: Should I have plastic surgery?

Plastic surgery is a big deal I don't believe that there is such a thing as minor surgery. General anesthetic should not be taken lightly. And yet, I am personally......

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May 16, 2013
11:15 am

The real Women of the Wall

They sit and pour their hearts out with conviction; their heart-wrenching prayers never skewed or motivated by any external publicity or intervention. The sanctuary allotted to these women is......

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May 12, 2013
7:03 pm

Irrational Moms

It is Mother’s Day. I am a mother and I have a lovely mother. Today people resort to participating in that slew of Hallmark wishes, flowers and chocolates to show our......

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May 6, 2013
9:18 pm

Live blogging my own laila lavan

I want to sleep. Period. After the events of today I would love to just curl up in my bed and sleep. But I can't because I have a test......

April 16, 2013
12:01 pm

Independence means…

We rely on the fact that the sun will rise in the east and set in the west. We rely on the fact that our car will start in the......

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April 8, 2013
12:52 am

Doing my National Service at Yad Vashem

In the fall of 1995, I was choosen to work at the film and photos archive of Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem would employ three girls annually to carry out their......

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March 25, 2013
9:58 am

Why I won’t buy a subscription to Israeli playboy

Growing up, I had a friend whose Dad read playboy. We all......

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March 14, 2013
11:12 am

Creating our own personal freedom

There is life. Life is that every day monotony of chores and work, cleaning and shopping, running and sleeping, debts and responsibility. And then there is living. Living, I love you! It is......

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March 3, 2013
3:58 pm

The truths we share on Facebook

Positivity is great, reality even greater. That’s the basic premise for a recent post I read, written by my fellow blogger and friend Sarah Tuttle-Singer, called......

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February 13, 2013
10:09 am

Giving it up for love

As I held the little bundle in my arms, a brand new baby girl, I looked down at her and knew that she was mine. All mine! I continued......

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January 26, 2013
6:13 pm

If you blog it, they will come

With over 150 million blogs in existence today there are so many questions about what makes people read and write blogs. What makes us as readers search that huge crater......

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January 22, 2013
8:36 pm

My date in Yiddish

Yiddish is such a part of my upbringing. I don't speak Yiddish, but I understand a bit. Ich ken nisht redden yiddish, ober ich farshteist a bissel As Angie Jacobs mentions......

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January 6, 2013
10:48 pm

Life on earth without a Galaxy

Day 1 Growl No internet or Facebook on this loaner phone I got to replace my Samsung Galaxy S3 while it is being fixed. This Nokia is in the realm of......

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