Getting to Mikveh in Hurricane-Hit New Orleans by Bluma and Malki Rivkin of Chabad New Orleans
As most of you know, here in New Orleans, Louisiana, we are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. There is no power at all in the city. And due to various issues, there may be no power for at least a week or for a few weeks! Tonight we just took our first lady […]
Read MoreBuying PJs for My Soldier-to-Be
Yesterday afternoon my daughter made a party in the yard with some friends in honor of her enlistment into the IDF today, while I sat at the kitchen table furiously labeling markers and pencils “with Yoni W. 1st Grade” as if my life depended it. My tension level was more suited to a surgeon clamping […]
Read MoreFeeling Your Best During Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Beyond
with Michal Finkelstein R.N. CNM
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My Summer-Vacation Goal
At the beginning of this summer vacation I was feeling overwhelmed and inadequate and guilty because I was concerned I wasn’t doing enough to keep my kids entertained. So I sat down and wrote myself a goal, to define for myself what a successful summer-vacation day would look like. And this goal did a huge […]
Read MoreMy Big Boy’s 1st Day at Yeshiva
My oldest son, 14-year-old Yoel, started yeshiva today. It’s a great yeshiva and I was thrilled when he got accepted. It felt like a dream come true. But several hours after leaving Yoel off there (we won’t be seeing him again for 10 whole days!) I am feeling a mixture of numb and blue. Dull […]
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