Siver Spring

I made it out of NY and got to Baltimore yesterday. It took effort toget my car dug out because the supposedly plowed street really wasn't plowed or salted well. Even the city near chinatown din't look that plowed well either. I had a nice time with Suri and the kids and now look forward to spending "quality time" with the SS Sambergs. Good Shabbos

Miriam and Scott in Memphis

Hey it`s Esti! It was pretty fun today with Miriam and Scott! We drove around Arkansas and then we went to a beautiful park near the Mississippi River. Then we started off to Peabody Hotel where you can see talented ducks and it is also very beautiful! On our way, we saw a bunch of people in a long, straight line so we asked someone what was going on. He told us there was a free parade for the new year! So we might as well go! It was a blast! There were cheerleaders standing on one foot on top of someone else`s hand! There were also clowns, and of course Santa Claws. Any ways, then we finally got to the Peabody! All of it was really great! THANK YOU MIRIAM AND SCOTT!!!!!

Second Day, Not so good

Hi it`s Esti again. The second day of camp Ruach was not as good as i thought it would be. It was about 9:30 this morning when Miriam Izenberg called me saying one of the kids that were at camp yesterday could not come. And it just so happened that the person we had planed coming today was not coming either. So what should we do? She said she would call some people now, I thought that was crazy but she did and her plan worked! We got one more person to come so we are back to two people. But that person would need to leave at 12:00! But that worked out fine because Miriam and the other camper, (Who is her sister.) were going to get a manicure at the same time. So at 12:00 i called abba and asked him to come pick me up. Not only that but while camp went on Miriam and i were fighting about allot of things so it was not quite how i expected it to be but we all managed! And now i`m looking forward to seeing everyone tonight!

Ready or Not, Here We Come

We're driving to Memphis tomorrow, for those who didn't know. I wonder if Esti is planning any surprises for us.

First day was GREAT!!!

Hey it`s Esti! The first day of Camp Ruach was really fun! it was hard but the kids were really corporative! It turned out to only be two kids but tomorrow there will be one more. Tomorrow it will be at Miriam Izenberg`s home (My friend who i`m doing it with.) She won`t be there at the end of the day. She will be going to get a manicure but her brother will be there. Hopefully it can be as good as today even without her!

Surprise phone call

Saturday night I received a surprise phone call from Mom's friend Minnie's daughter. she lives in California and she was going through her mother's belongings and found old letters that Mom wrote to Minnie in 1948-1951 when Minnie was in Israel. She is sending them to me. She read a couople to me and it tells of the time Mom met Dad and the engagement wedding etc. We were oon the phone for about 2 hours.
I am snowed in today, work is closed the roads are bad. Coming home from a wedding last night it took close to 2 hours from Ditmas and McDonald ave. I wasn't driving but the BQE and LIE were bad in some spots. Cars were getting stuck. Nat and Helene are home to day too.
It's a hot chocolate day!!

At it once again!

Here i am it`s Esti again! But that has nothing to do with the title. I`m planning again but this time it is not a party. It`s a camp for pre-schoolers. It`s not only me it`s my friend Miriam Izenberg.(Miriam S. she says Mazel Tov an hi!) We have allot done already. Two day camp Name:Camp Ruach because we are as strong as the wind!. 10:30-1:15 So far probaly only 4 people are coming. Hopefully it will be as fun as the other ones!

Fleece for Meir

As long as we're schnorring money, (I don't want to compete with Naomi) but an old friend, Leon Blankrot-we went to Neveh together found me on Facebook. He has an organization, Yashar Lachayal, that provides stuff for the the IDF that the IDF doesn't provide. Long story short, he's raising money for fleece jackets. I asked Meir about it & he said that he does need a fleece jacket & they told him to call this guy, Leon. But he can't get one until his whole unit gets one, 120 people. So it turns out that this organization is legit.

We can't just send him a fleece jacket, it all has to be regulation, but it is not something they give to the soldiers.

So here's a link to get more info & to donate. All the administrative costs are paid for by the Moskowitz family so all contributions go straight to the soldiers.

www.chayal.org

Naomi running a half marathon!

Hey its Naomi!! I just wanted to let everyone know that I will IY''H be running a half marathon (13.1 miles) in the ING Miami Marathon on January 30th,2011. I will be joining Team Yachad and have committed to raising 3000 dollars for Yachad. Please visit the link above( by clicking the title "naomi running a half marathon") to sponsor me and read my BIO. Please spread the word, because I really need to raise a lot of money and its for a great cause! I have started training and try to run 5 miles a day on the elipticle and will soon start running outside ( it's just super hard in the cold weather!) I appreciate your support and if you do not wish to donate online you can make a check out to yachad and mail it to me. Maaser money is gr8 too! Thanks for your support guys! Tizku L'mitzvot!

Remembrance of Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz5ab8Fg1Ao&feature=related

Not sure how I stumbled upon this, but someone posted this on youtube. I was an extra in this movie.

Go to 2:16 of this clip & see if you can find me. Next to me is Amy Adon Olem. Naomi is friends with her daughter from the bungalow colony.

Go to 1:00 of this clip to see the handsome guy with afro & of course some great acting by Amy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acSV-2-wZ08&NR=1

Which reminds me Suri, I spoke to Esti Hershkowitz when I was in Israel. Your friend is married in case you didn't know.

Chana Leah Trying to Crawl

I hope Meir gets to play with this gadget.

Big Deal! Chloe & Jack have had this for years already.

Surprise party

Just so you don`t get mixed up this is Esti. Today there was a surprise party for my friend Shayna Kahane. In honor of her birthday! I planned it! in only one night! it was great! she was really surprised! also a few weeks ago i planned a chanukah party at our house it was also alot of fun!

First Post

Hi it`s Esti! my first post i have always been looking at the blog never writing. Hopefully i`ll type more often! (i`m probably going to write on ima`s stuff.)

Max Fish

Aunt Helen called me last night that there wa an article in Thursday's Style section of the NY Times. Max Fish is closing because of a tremendous rent increase. She called and spoke with the owner about the store and the history. She will hopefully go to the store to meet her in a couple of weeks

Save the Date!

Chasdei Hashem- We are pleased to announce that our wedding will IY"H be on Sunday March 27th- Chuf Alef Adar Beis at the Moses Montefiore Liberty Jewish Center in Baltimore!

Bepop Marketing

It's been such a long time since I've posted anything. I need to catch you up on the Israel trip, the concert, the CD, the engagement. Been real busy.

Truth is-most on my mind is the sales of the CD & how to go about it.

I recall that when I was a kid, my Grandfather (Bepop) used to tell me stories of when he was in the wholesale toy business. One time he bought a truckload of some kind of toy or game that when you rubbed it off there was something underneath it. I guess like a lottery ticket kind of thing. So he was stuck with all this merchandise.

So he would go to a park where kids were hanging out. He would give a few kids a nickel to go into the nearby toy store & ask for this item, which of course the store didn't have yet.

Then after a few kids would do that, he would walk in with that item to sell. The storekeeper, thinking there was this huge demand, would want to buy a lot of it.

So perhaps get all your friends & neighbors to go into your neighborhood Judaica store & ask for it.

Then you go in & offer it to them.

Meanwhile as I type this I just got such a nice phone call from a woman who is a volunteer Ombudsman with me & who bought the CD. She is a Lebanese Armenian. Her favorite song is Shaalu. Her 17 month old granddaughter keeps asking for that song. She asked me to send her the sheet music with the words.

What Do Abba and Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin Have in Common?

So I'm sitting here listening to Abba's CD and reading George Bush's book at the same time, and I come across this paragraph:

"In February 2002, Laura and I mad our first trip to Beijing. President Jiang was a cordial and welcoming host. After a banquet in our honor at the Great Hall of the People, he entertained the crowd with a rendition of 'O Sole Mio'..."

I just thought thats a pretty funny coincidence.

Chanukah pictures

http://picasaweb.google.com/SuriWeiner/Chanukah2010# Here is a link to some pictures from Chanukah. Thanks doda for the presents and thanks Uncle Yossi and Aunt Lisa for the Chanukah party. Now time to start preparing for Purim = )

Rainy Sunday

I finally got my wish granted. A rainy sunday where I don't have any plans, so I could stay home and do things around the house. so far I cleaned my Brita Pitcher and changed teh filter, made a pot of coffee, a pot of soup, changed the linen in the guest bedroom, cleaned the bathroom. Now I will eat my soup and make a sandwich, chnage my linen, clean and put away the chanukah menorahs and display and hopefully a couple of other little projects. I might go out tonight to my yoga class.

Happy Chanukah!

Happy Chanukah!

There's no wrong way to eat a pacifier.

Akiva says hi!

Question for the Rabbis of the family

I actually got to shul in time for the whole laining last Shabbos and followed along. It says the word Mishmar and the translatation was basically a prison. So why is Mishmar that the yeshivas have the same word as prison? Are you keeping your students against their will? I look forward to your answer.

Happy Chanukah

Happy Chanukah family!!!!!! I put up my display of my Chanukah collection of stuff. Every year I buy myself a new little trinket. This year I bought a placemat.