Elizabeth and I recently got back from a trip to Craftsbury, Vermont where I took a 4 day course on how to row a single scull. It’s my attempt to make Tal’s father’s day card become a reality (she drew both of us racing single sculls). The Craftsbury center is situated in way-the-hell-northern-Vermont…

Sitting forty feet below the surface of the Red Sea and watching my son Oren being anointed “scuba ready” by Muhammad-the-Egyptian-dive master is an odd sight. Oren is on his knees, facing Mohammad and going thru five distinct exercises: taking out the regulator, off with the weight belt, buddy breathing…etc. It’s all done in silence…

If you ever travelled in developing countries you’d realize that the notion of gracious hospitality has zero relationship to income levels. One might even argue that it has an inverse relationship….the less money the warmer the welcome.  And one early Sunday morning Ofer and I proved this relationship beyond a doubt in Wincoma, NY; a… Read More »

Shakshuka (Arabic: شكشوكة‎; Hebrew: שקשוקה‎) is Middle Eastern dish consisting of poached eggs cooked in a sauce of tomatoes, peppers, onions, and spices (often including cumin, turmeric, and chillies), and usually served with pita for mopping up. But for those of us who grew up on shakshuka breakfasts in Israel, it means home. It means taking time on a Shabbat morning to make a feast of poached eggs and serving them to friends. It’s a tradition and we love…

It’s a stretch of sand just 3 miles from the house. It’s a town beach where moms come with their vans and strollers and Teens party after hours, but it’s a whole different place when you kayak to it with your son and spend the night swimming, cooking and setting up camp. Ofer and I…