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Continue reading →: Our 4K “Just say yes” family Chanukah adventureIf you’ve been following our blog, you know that we love to travel and that we had planned a trip to Bulgaria for October 2023. You also know that God had other plans and that trip never happened. Fortunately, we were able to recoup just about all of the 4,000…
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Continue reading →: 8 Israeli miracles we’re celebrating this ChanukahWhen the war broke out on October 7th, we were overcome with shock, horror and trauma. In one day, over a thousand people were brutally murdered, hundreds were kidnapped, and consequently, hundreds of thousands were called up to emergency reserves duty while hundreds of thousands more were displaced from their…
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Continue reading →: 10 simple habits that will save you moneyYou know us. We’re all about saving money where we can in order to live our best possible lives. This post isn’t about how to find deals, or to deprive yourself of life’s great joys, but rather to encourage you to stop and think. To be more mindful with your…
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Continue reading →: Know your employee rights – part 3: Wartime editionAs we said before “Knowledge is power”. This is definitely one of our favorite mottos since you can’t guarantee your rights if you don’t know what they are. If you have not yet read our other two post on workers rights, make sure to check them out here and here.…
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Continue reading →: We were supposed to be on vacation…
If you’ve been following our blog, you know that we live for travel and had been excitedly planning our family vacation that was supposed to happen this fall. In fact, we were supposed to land back in Israel this morning, just in time to vote in our municipal elections –…
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Continue reading →: How to choose the right dog for your familyIt’s been a tough few weeks. Okay. That’s an understatement. With an ongoing war, a death in the family, and our kids out of school for nearly a month, our lives have turned upside down. It’s been hard for us to concentrate on anything, including this blog. This is the…
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Continue reading →: Understanding your Tofes 101 – What it is and how to fill it outIf you’ve ever worked for an Israeli organization, you know that when you start a new job, or in January of each year, you are asked to fill out a 101 Form (Tofes 101). It’s a pretty long form which can be filled out by hand or digitally. But what…
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Continue reading →: Our 2023 Rosh Hashana goals and check inIt’s been one year since we shared our 5783 Rosh Hashana goals with you. Hurrah! I bet you wonder how we’re doing. In this post, we’ll check in on last year’s new year’s resolutions. While we didn’t hit them all, we’re proud of ourselves for what we achieved. We’ll then…
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Continue reading →: 5 common myths about Kranot HishtalmutDo you have a keren hishtalmut? If you do, mazal tov on having access to the #1 best investment vehicle in Israel! Consider yourself fortunate. And if you don’t have one, try to get one. Ask for one in your next annual review or find a job that offers one.…
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Continue reading →: 16 “must have” baby items we never boughtIt’s official! With our youngest finally toilet-trained and starting public nursery school this week, we no longer have a baby in the house. Mazal tov to us! While it is bittersweet thinking about how our baby isn’t a baby anymore, we’re looking forward to all of the big kid things…
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