You Must Have 9 Kids to Qualify
From my 3rd birth on, I would go straight with my newborn babies from the hospital to Beit Hachlama, the Recovery Home, a kind of hotel where postpartum women go to sleep a lot and share their birth stories over and over and eat lots of fantastic food (especially cheesecake) so they’ll return home stronger […]
Read MoreWe Are Not Raising Frum Children by Mrs. Yehudis Wolvovsky
Mrs. Yehudis Wolvovsky, shlucha to Glastonbury, CT and mother of a beautiful brood ka”h, reflects on the twists and turns her perspective on chinuch has taken over the years. Reposted from Anash.org I used to think that raising children was a simple equation. I would put in the work, teach the values and they would […]
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My Out-of-the-Box Kids
As an Orthodox mom of out-of-the-box kids living in a fairly cookie-cutter neighborhood, it’s easy for me to look around at my neighbors with their in-the-box kids and feel like I am failing as a frum mom. So when I heard this quotation from Superbowl-winning NFL coach Pete Carroll about the drawbacks of a pressured […]
Read MoreThe Gift my Daughter Received
My daughter finished a course this week, and during the final class the instructor handed each student a gift: a word on a piece of paper that, she felt, captured the student’s essence. One student received the word: “Adventure.” Another: “Listening.” Another: “Dancing.” And my daughter? She received the word: Home. The teacher explained that […]
Read MoreThis Week’s Interview: Dream Healing: A Kislev Journey with Chaya Lester
In this week’s interview, psychotherapist and inspirational speaker Chaya Lester provides an introduction to Jewish Dreamwork: how, in accordance with the Jewish tradition, our dreams can guide and heal us. Starting this Tuesday, you can join Chaya’s 3-part course to learn and practice Kabbalah-based dreaming techniques that will generate healing, strength and light as we […]
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