Kitni-what??? New home, new rules.
After 6 animated years of banter with Husband regarding the eating of kitniyot on pesach [he’s For, I’m Against] it boils down to this. We live in israel now. And its not the Shtetl anymore. A few weeks ago, we left Karmiel and moved to the next mountain. Its probably only a few hundred metres …
Escape from the Mould!
Our cold, damp, smelly house now has the added comfort of being completely dark, thanks to our landlady. [“I will fix the trissim tomorrow blah blah blah…”] thankfully we knew this wouldn’t happen and we were fed up of sitting in the dark so we gave up. Since Husband is away on business we fled …
On Mums and Moving with the Times
So I was having my nightly 5 minutes relaxation with the newspaper and a hot choc when husband asks if my letter to the Jpost had been printed. I had clean forgotten I even wrote it, a mere 2 days ago. [I swear I had a good memory before I had kids]. Anyway he opened …
Women’s empowerment
(This letter appears in The Jerusalem Post – 25 January.) Sir, – It’s interesting how Tova Ben-Dov, the new president of WIZO, develops her argument for women’s lib (“Women should be driving the bus!,” Comment & Features, January 22). She seems to view staying at home with small children as a punishment. Funny, that. I …
We’re going to the Zoo… [to cheer up the animals] how about you?
Winter is truly here, and its actually quite cold for Israel. Our mould continues to grow. All our bedrooms have black walls, our furniture is destroyed and the place stinks. Its now even turning up downstairs, creeping through the corners. Mould is not considered a health hazard here apparently so their aint nowt we can …