Chaya Kasse Valier

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Oct 9, 2024, 5:54 AM

Life Goes On: A Jerusalem Family During a Year of War

Snippets of our day-to-day since October 7, 2023 October 8, 2023. My boss calls our team to a meeting. It’s not the usual team meeting - giving us space to share how we feel about what happened a day ago....

Oct 24, 2023, 1:27 AM

‘How are you?’ Top factors affecting Israelis during this war

As a culture, we ask, “How are you?” As with any mid-trauma or mourning, there isn’t a succinct answer. To get a grasp on how Israelis are affected - how “we are” - at this moment, here are the major...

Mar 22, 2021, 7:28 AM

When You Test Positive for Coronavirus in Israel

I recently tested positive for the coronavirus, and 10 days later finished my isolation. Here’s what happened and what didn’t, including how those in isolation might fare better both physically and mentally. Day #1 Tuesday Went to get PCR tests for...

Mar 3, 2021, 1:16 AM

Israeli Teachers Spice Up Never-Ending Zoom School

Maybe your kids have gone back to school. Or maybe not because... They are not in a low-infection-rate (green/yellow) area. They’re in 7th-10th grades. They’re in bidud (quarantine) because someone in their capsula tested positive, or they were near...

Apr 11, 2018, 9:35 AM

Weaning in Israel: How Do You Say “Segue” in Hebrew?

My neighbor, a native Israeli who has a 3-year-old and a 1-year old, and I are conversing about how my youngest child, a 2.5-year-old, still nurses. I tell her I have no reason to stop if he still wants...

Jul 24, 2017, 1:44 AM

This Teen Story Made Me Smile

Our eldest just turned thirteen. Did you gulp? Gasp? Sigh empathically? Did you think something along the lines of: Oh, no. How are you coping? Is it harder now that she’s a teenager? This whole approaching-the-teen-years time period is something I was warned about...

Nov 6, 2013, 10:00 PM

Take Them A Meal: The Ego Versus the Israeli “Kit Bag Question”

As anyone who's had a newborn in the family knows, life is hectic. And by hectic, I mean often completely flipped on its head, insane, and frazzled. It's not always very crazy for everyone, but it is often very...

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About Me

Chaya Kasse Valier lives in the most Jewishly-eclectic place on earth - Nachlaot, Jerusalem - with her husband and their blessed four daughters and a son. She works primarily as a copywriter as well as a masseuse and childbirth educator. Connect with Chaya on LinkedIn.