Happy Birthday Lady Pebbles

Happy Birthday Lady Pebbles

Two years ago, a little Australian Shepherd named Lady came into our lives. She looked so much like our beloved Pebbles, who blessed our lives for fifteen wonderful years, that her name naturally became Miss Lady Pebbles. Since then, she has ruled our home. Our...
Happy 4th of July 2026

Happy 4th of July 2026

Shabbat Shalom and Happy Fourth of July! ✡️❤️🤍💙 Below is an excerpt from a poem I wrote in May 1998. Time has passed, and the world has changed, but my prayer for our beloved country remains the same. As we celebrate her 250th anniversary, may we never lose sight of...
Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Sunday and Father’s Day to all the fathers I know and love On this Father’s Day, and every day, I remember my father, Haviv Shimoni, with love. This sign, displayed in a Gan Saker near the Knesset in Jerusalem bears my father’s name, also hangs...
Yom Huledet 73

Yom Huledet 73

One of the benefits of being Jewish is that you can celebrate your birthday twice: once according to the solar calendar, and once according to the Hebrew lunar calendar. Yesterday, on Shabbat, I celebrated my Jewish birthday, which falls on the full moon of י״ד...
Seventy-Three

Seventy-Three

Today is my seventy-third birthday—and it feels so sweet to have made it this far. It was a busy year settling into our new home, and even with a few new aches, I am still feeling like my young self, still rocking and roiling. After traveling the winding roads of...
Happy Shavout

Happy Shavout

Shabbat Shalom and Happy Shavuot to All 🌿 Today we celebrate Shavuot, the holiday of receiving the Torah, the moment a wandering and wondering people stood together at Mount Sinai and became a nation bound by covenant and faith. Today I remember my grandfather, Rabbi...