Friends=Family

Yes, we're all born into a family with a mother, father and in the case of most people (excluding me), there's also brothers and sisters included in the equation. More fascinating than the clan we're born into is the people around us that we choose as friends. I can recall the strong and seemingly undying love and devotion I had for my group of friends in junior high and how that has changed, grown and matured into the relationships I have now.

This post is dedicated to the friends (family) from the past and the close ones I have now.

<3 of Israel

Here's some of the things that I love about Israel:

Pomegranates. I even bought a juicer from the Old City so I could make pomegranate juice at will.


The Temple Mount and everything else in this country that I was only able to read about in books before coming here. I'm so fortunate to be here.



Shabbat dinner. Whether it's in the kfar or at someone's house, it's the best night of the week.



Challah. Plain challah, with hummus or challah french toast. It's all so good.



Friends! I have met the best people who I know I'll be friends with for a long time.

Food in Bags

In Israel you'll find a variety of foods that, in the U.S., are located in boxes or cartons, but here are in bags. Weird? A bit. Fun? Definitely!



My favorite food-in-bag: Choco b'sackeet