Picture the scene. You are on the bus on the way to Mivtzoim minding your own business, when something crawling catches your eye. Stifling the urge to shriek, you recoil at the sight of a large cockroach crawling along the floor way to close for comfort. But the nightmare doesn’t stop there, because you watch with horror as this bug…

“Tatty. After Pesach we are starting to learn Mishnayos!” my seven year old son tells me excitedly, before both his feet were even through the front door. “Really? What Masechta? [“What’s Masechta”? “Uhh trac- did your Rebbi tell you what part you are going to learn”?] “Yes. The first one. Here I have a paper in my bag. Fifteen papers,…

Yud Tes Adar 5776, UC Hospital, London, 2:56am, “It’s a boy” “Boruch Hatov Vehametiv” A moment with the baby, and then a call to my parents, a call to my Shvigger, and back for another moment with the baby. Beep: Mazal Tov only Nachas Beep: Can we see a picture Beep: Nu? Picture Beep: Mazzzalll Toooov 7:00am, someone needs to…