A few pre-haircut pics of Chevy on Chanukah.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
A Cut Above
Due to popular demand, above are some pictures of Kayla's recent haircut, though they definitely do not do it justice. I don't think she'll be needing another for quite some time.
All things considered, it could have been a lot worse - like a crewcut or bald spots (or my sheitel!). And as you can see from the photo, Kayla wasn't too upset about it. We're not sure, but she may even have asked Sruli for the "trim."
Chevy escaped relatively unscathed with only her bangs cut.
In any case, we all learned our lessons. No sharp or electrical objects within the kids reach, Uncle Jacob, and no sleeping in, Mommy!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Eternally Grateful
Rabbi Noah Weinberg -- Yisroel Noach ben Yitzchak Matisyahu -- Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah, returned his soul to his Maker this morning after an extended illness. Although I never had the chance to meet him or hear him speak in person, I feel an eternal debt of hakaras hatov, gratitude, to him.
To say that Rav Weinberg had a tremendous impact on tens of thousands of Jews across the world is an understatement. Through his dream of bringing the light of Torah to Jews everywhere, individuals and families from NYC to Jerusalem to London to Johannesburg, have returned to a Torah lifestyle.
On a personal level, Aish HaTorah was the first yeshiva my husband attended, and it was primarily due to them that he became observant. I feel that Rav Noah's work was responsible - with Siyata Dishmaya, Divine intervention, and him as the messenger - for giving me the gift of my better half.
I'm reminded of a story that I heard Rabbi Paysach Krohn tell over. The true story is about a Jewish doctor who refused to give up on a woman who suffered cardiac arrest in a hospital cafeteria, when all of the other medical staff had stopped trying to save her. The woman ended up surviving and could not adequately thank the doctor when he visited her later in her hospital room. She said that every time she saw a sunset, or enjoyed a beautiful day, she would thank the doctor, and every time she celebrated an occasion with her family, she would thank the doctor, and so on.
If it's impossible to sufficiently thank a person for saving one's body, than all the more so for saving one's neshama.
Every time that I light Shabbos candles with my kids around me and sit down to a Shabbos dinner with my family, I have Rav Weinberg to thank. Every time my husband shares a dvar Torah or my son tells me about the Parsha, I should thank Rav Weinberg. Every time I pick my children up from gan or read them a bedtime story, I should thank Rav Weinberg. And every time we have guests over at our Shabbos table who are returning to Judaism, I have Rav Weinberg to thank.
We cannot measure how far-reaching his efforts were; how many individuals, families and generations were saved from being lost to the Jewish People forever.
To all those touched by Rav Noach, in essence "the entire Jewish world" as Aish.com states, HaMakom yenachem etchem b'toch shar aveilay Tzion veYerushalayim. May G-d comfort you among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
To say that Rav Weinberg had a tremendous impact on tens of thousands of Jews across the world is an understatement. Through his dream of bringing the light of Torah to Jews everywhere, individuals and families from NYC to Jerusalem to London to Johannesburg, have returned to a Torah lifestyle.
On a personal level, Aish HaTorah was the first yeshiva my husband attended, and it was primarily due to them that he became observant. I feel that Rav Noah's work was responsible - with Siyata Dishmaya, Divine intervention, and him as the messenger - for giving me the gift of my better half.
I'm reminded of a story that I heard Rabbi Paysach Krohn tell over. The true story is about a Jewish doctor who refused to give up on a woman who suffered cardiac arrest in a hospital cafeteria, when all of the other medical staff had stopped trying to save her. The woman ended up surviving and could not adequately thank the doctor when he visited her later in her hospital room. She said that every time she saw a sunset, or enjoyed a beautiful day, she would thank the doctor, and every time she celebrated an occasion with her family, she would thank the doctor, and so on.
If it's impossible to sufficiently thank a person for saving one's body, than all the more so for saving one's neshama.
Every time that I light Shabbos candles with my kids around me and sit down to a Shabbos dinner with my family, I have Rav Weinberg to thank. Every time my husband shares a dvar Torah or my son tells me about the Parsha, I should thank Rav Weinberg. Every time I pick my children up from gan or read them a bedtime story, I should thank Rav Weinberg. And every time we have guests over at our Shabbos table who are returning to Judaism, I have Rav Weinberg to thank.
We cannot measure how far-reaching his efforts were; how many individuals, families and generations were saved from being lost to the Jewish People forever.
To all those touched by Rav Noach, in essence "the entire Jewish world" as Aish.com states, HaMakom yenachem etchem b'toch shar aveilay Tzion veYerushalayim. May G-d comfort you among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Math Whiz
This post is for my father - and all the other fathers out there who tried to tutor their children in math, despite screaming and crying. I'm sure he'll have a lot of nachas.
I was extremely proud of myself yesterday. I actually used 2 algebraic equations. I needed to figure out how many hours, approximately, I had spent editing the first issue of a magazine. So I used information I had about how long it took me to edit pages of the second issue.
Here they are:
11.6p=70 (11.6 was the number of pages edited in the 2nd issue, which took 70 minutes)
63p=m (After calculating that p=6.03, I figured out that m=380, and I spent 380 minutes or 6.3 hours editing 63 pages of the 1st issue.)
Brilliant. I think NASA will be contacting me about getting involved with the space program after they hear about this. And Abba, I think I deserve some "Grandma's" cookies for this one!
I was extremely proud of myself yesterday. I actually used 2 algebraic equations. I needed to figure out how many hours, approximately, I had spent editing the first issue of a magazine. So I used information I had about how long it took me to edit pages of the second issue.
Here they are:
11.6p=70 (11.6 was the number of pages edited in the 2nd issue, which took 70 minutes)
63p=m (After calculating that p=6.03, I figured out that m=380, and I spent 380 minutes or 6.3 hours editing 63 pages of the 1st issue.)
Brilliant. I think NASA will be contacting me about getting involved with the space program after they hear about this. And Abba, I think I deserve some "Grandma's" cookies for this one!
Keeping Busy
The kiddies are all ready for Shabbos in their warm, comfy pajamas.
Sruli and Kayla love going to their arts and crafts class on Mondays. They made mini knock hockey boards with a cheerio for the puck. Kayla kept eating her puck, though. 
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