Tu B’Shvat started last night and continues through this evening. It is a celebration of the “rebirth” of trees. How do you celebrate a tree’s rebirth? Good question. One can start by appreciating the fruits from the trees of Israel. And by appreciate, I mean eat. Some people make a Tu B’Shvat seder plate of [...]
Sunday, we had friends over for breakfast and let the little ones make menorahs. It was fun to watch Charlie get her craft on for Chanukah. She had so much fun painting and assembling her menorah! Yesterday, once it was dry, she added stickers to it. She’s very excited to have her own menorah to [...]
This year Mat and I have worked hard to make sure that while letting go of many traditions, we embrace Jewish holidays and forge traditions of our own. To be honest, the changes our family has made haven’t been as embraced with open minds as we had hoped. I suppose we should have expected it [...]
Charlie is lucky to have her own little growing library. She has a wonderful mix of both vintage and newer books that we’re always looking add to. The mister and I agree when it comes to Charlie’s room: we’d rather see it overflowing with books than toys. So I thought it’d be fun to share [...]
Charlie is lucky to have her own little growing library. She has a wonderful mix of both vintage and newer books that we’re always looking add to. The mister and I agree when it comes to Charlie’s room: we’d rather see it overflowing with books than toys. So I thought it’d be fun to share [...]
Saturday marks a year from when the mister first went to the shul for Shabbat services. Time flies! He’s come a long way… and so has our itty bitty family. If you asked me a year ago if I thought Mat needed to improve as a father or husband, I would have said “No way! [...]
Sunday night, our itty bitty family attended the Purim celebration. Purim, from what I’ve seen, is the grandest celebration of the Jewish community. Allow me to throw myself under the culturally ignorant bus humbly share a bit of my ignorance about Jewish holidays. I always assumed Chanukah was “the big” holiday for Jews. This assumption [...]
4 Days Left 
2 Days Left 
Recent Comments