Lifestyle, Motherhood, and Small Inspirations
It is finally here! Thanks to Tamir Recycling and the Jerusalem Municipality, glass recycling stations are now spotting up around Jerusalem. I spotted my first this past Sunday on HaPalmach Street in Katamon, on the corner of Nili Street, next to the Co-Op Supermarket and Anise Teva store. *Please comment on the blog post with …
Continue reading "Glass Recycling has arrived to Jerusalem Neighborhoods"
https://youtu.be/oGcjXTtGHM4 With Yom Yerushalayim/Jerusalem Day approaching this upcoming Sunday (May 13th), I would like to put it out there, that there are many ways to show your love for the city on this day. In recent years, a variety of events have been happening around the title of "Jerusalem Day of Diversity" or an "Alternative …
It used to be that every year, when Lag B'Omer approaches and Shavuot is just around the corner, the anxiety of whether or not I should attempt to make a cheesecake comes in. I somehow, not confident enough to try, always ended up going for a regular dairy cake, similar to cheesecake with a crumb …
Happy Spring from a blooming Jerusalem. 🌺 If you haven't already seen the signs coming up around the city, during the months of April and May 2018 a variety of environmental, cultural and urban nature organizations have organized various events, workshops, lectures, courses, conferences and tours around the theme of urban sustainability in Jerusalem. Check out the …
Two weeks until Pesach! On one side the mood is exciting and fresh. Ovadia, our 4-year old is getting ready preparing the four questions and Natan, our 2-year old is trying to understand what is going on with all the pyramid pictures and the little baby Moshe. On the other side the stress is coming. …
(*Update on May 17, 2018. Glass Recycling in now in Jerusalem neighborhoods.) A few months ago, I wrote a short blog post on my efforts to incorporate recycling into our home. And involving our kids in the process. (Well, only Ovadia (4) for now...) When sharing the blog post in a few different facebook groups, …
Rosh Chodesh Adar Sameach! Happy month of Purim to all. Here in Israel the kids already started making masks and costumes, eating hamentaschen ("ozeni haman"), gathering noise makers and are getting excited to dress up in less than two weeks. You can see 4-year old Ovadia above happily hanging up the Purim decorations. Here is …
This simple exfoliator was one of the first DIY face products I made, for two reasons. First, I wasn't finding in Israel the kind of face exfoliators I was used to buying in America. I like thicker grained exfoliators with natural ingredients, like honey or oatmeal, which (of course) didn't break my budget. I found …
There are so many recipes on the internet and in cookbooks on how to make the best Challah. It can get overwhelming to choose, and sometimes you end up relying on a good friend's experience and special touch. That is how I ended up only making "Chaya's Challah". Chaya is a former colleague and Orthodox …
https://issuu.com/fashionrevolution/docs/fr_zine2_rgb (Above is Fashion Revolution's 2nd "Fanzine" called "Loved Clothes Last") I have been following Fashion Revolution's Instagram for at least a year now. They are an extremely useful resource and global movement for everything that has to do with mass consumption and excess in the global fashion industry, and the steps some big fashion houses and organizations …
Modest Jerusalem 