Imagine standing at the door of your beautiful new home in Israel, receiving the keys, ready to open the lock. You have flutterings in your stomach with all the anticipation built up over the past months.  Will your home in Eretz Yisrael have all the comfort and elegance you envision? Perhaps it’s similar to our ancestors' feeling, standing at the foot of Mt. Sinai waiting to r...

Over the last year, so much emphasis has been put on our homes and rightfully so. Our homes are the foundations of our lives providing us with safety and security for ourselves and our families. Your home need to be organized, comfortable and aesthetically pleasing. Before embarking on any important project, a few preparatory steps need to be taken. Designing and styling your home tak...

My favorite section of Friday's edition of the Jerusalem Post is within the middle pages of the "Magazine". It's the first article I read as I sit to relax after a busy week. The Home section allows us a glimpse of private homes throughout the country. I enjoy seeing the  detailed pictures and reading the  descriptive articles  about the various styles and desi...

A few weeks ago I was invited by Shoshana Rubli of The Jerusalem Soap Company to her studio in Ramat Beit Shemesh for her fun, creative and interactive Build-A-Bar Workshop. Shoshana taught us the art of making artisan soaps while we mixed, poured and sculpted our very own bars. Handmade in the Holy land, Shoshana lovingly handcrafts all her products using her unique recipes and fragrance blen...

This article originally appeared in "Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller" It's that special time of year. That wonderful season when we hear the clinging and clanking all around us as we begin building our succahs.  This ranks up there as one of my absolutely favorite holydays, when our whole family gets involved especially our children -  welcoming family, friends and let&...