Author: tostien

One of the perks of being frum is that your kids are on a different schedule than the rest of the country.  That means they typically have off from school the third week in...

Jerusalem Photographs Deviating from my usual posting style, this post is mostly about the pictures – of various places within and around the Old City (Ir atika) of Jerusalem.  Until about the mid 1800s...

This is part of a series of articles on kosher travel in Israel.  For the map with all places discussed and links to other pages in the series go to the main page at Israel...

This is part of a series of articles on kosher travel in Israel.  For the map with all places discussed and links to other pages in the series go to the main page at...

Introduction For our latest trip, we took an epic vacation to Eretz Yisroel (Israel).  Unlike previous posts where there is one per place, this one has to be split out into many, many posts....

Introduction to Jewish Tannersville and Hunter, NY I wrote about the Hunter Kosher Bed and Breakfast previously when I visited a few years ago for a weekend – I finally returned to really check...

Introduction Miami – a city full of New Yorkers who hate winter.  Well, that’s not all.  There are also New Yorkers there who don’t like the intensity or taxes of New York.  Combine this with...

Walk Into New York City for Free Want to pay no toll and no bus or train fare into New York City?  There is a way – walk.  There is only one way to...