I love the home my family has created. We moved into our house with our 2-year-old son, Josh, when I was seven months pregnant with my daughter, Lauren. It was 105 degrees that smoldering July day in Tucson almost 28 years ago, and we have remained here ever since. Our home contains a lifetime of…
When we first moved to Israel in the summer of 1997, it took awhile before I got used to referring to where I live as a “house.” We had made aliyah from Miami, and there we clearly had your standard-definition house: a large unattached structure with spacious front and backyards. In Givat Ze’ev, we moved in…
Spring is a time of new beginnings, reflected by Passover, blossoming flowers and longer days. As such, April is recognized as National Lawn Care Month. In conjunction with this event, Grass Seed USA, a coalition of American grass seed farmers and turf specialists, offers six steps to get your lawn on track for summer. “As…
Treat online friends like real people Dear Helen: I recently discovered online bridge. At any hour of the day or night there are 10,000 active tables. A randomly assigned partner complimented my playing. We had compatible values of fun and fast play. I gave her my cell, so we could text to set up games….
Dear Helen: Is there any good way to break up with one’s hair stylist? Maybe it’s the seven-year itch, but I’m feeling dowdy when I used to feel stylin’. She’s a nice person, but I’m just not feeling it anymore. Ready for a New Do Dear Ready: Breakups rarely leave clean edges. More often they…
For brides, grooms and the wedding party-alike, stylish trends are in season this spring 2015. Of course, the bride and her dress is always front and center of wedding fashions, but this year more than ever, men’s trends are increasingly more versatile and important for the overall wedding celebration. This year, bohemian, light, more organic…
Fifteen years ago Millie Estrin started a one-woman campaign to eliminate the use of plastic foam cups at onegs and other gatherings at Temple Beth Sholom in Salem. “The overwhelming evidence I saw of global warming compelled me to try and bring the congregation to sustainability,” says Millie. “I felt it was my responsibility as…
A few months ago, Neveh Shalom Rabbi Daniel Isaak announced plans for a May 17 collective wedding ceremony, noting that many Jewish married couples were married in civil ceremonies here or in the former Soviet Union. In announcing plans for the ceremony, he wrote, “In some cases one of the couple converted to Judaism since…
I watched him care for his wife until she passed away. He was very quiet, not prone to conversation, but always had a shy smile and a comfortable way about him. I didn’t see him much after she died, except when he would head out of his driveway on his 10-speed bike for one of…
Chef John Gorham seems to have the Midas touch when it comes to restaurants. His first three eateries, Tasty n Sons, Toro Bravo and Tasty n Alder, are always booked solid. Now Gorham has teamed up with executive chef Kasey Mills to continue a tradition of small plates with big flavors at Mediterranean Exploration Company….
