Israel is the land of milk and honey. You’ll find plenty of both at a traditional Israeli breakfast buffet, alongside a cultural mish-mash of international a.m. delicacies. You can keep your wine pairings and molecular gastronomy. I’ll trade it for a babka and a baba ganoush. Candlelit dinners are for impressing people. Brunch is about relationships….
Why We Planned a Bat Mitzvah in Israel
It started in the fall with the arrival of several large and elaborate custom stamped envelopes. Bar and Bat Mitzvah season. For my Jewish Day School kids, Bar/Bat season was a yearlong invitation to the ball. Every weekend, a new location, and for the girls, each party required a new dress and shoes, preferably something…
Shaliach Mitzvah Dollars for Travel Do Gooders
Although I’ve been a Jew all my life, and a wanderer as well, I never heard of the tradition of “Shaliach Mitzvah” until this past summer. Loosely translated, it means a mission to do good. The person who is entrusted to undertake this mission, is an agent of good. As such, they are afforded special…
Modern Travel Miracles
One upon a time, as a teenager, I went to Israel. I had my MCI card with the Friends and Family Calling Plan. I had cash to convert and some travelers checks I’d have to sign in a bank. And I had an Asimon (phone token) on a necklace around my neck. My memories of…