We 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 MoreHow You Can Drink Your Coffee While it’s Hot: An Interview with Parenting Author Noga Hullman
In this personal interview, “Drink Your Coffee While It’s Hot: A Guide to the Real Work of Parenting” author Noga Hullman discusses, with great sincerity and openness, how she has discovered the importance of doing things she loves while mothering, getting children to help, and the underappreciated yet extreme challenges of being a mom. Noga […]
Read MoreThe Eight-Cow Wife by Patricia McGerr
When I sailed to Kiniwata, an island in the Pacific, I took along a notebook. After I got back it was filled with descriptions of flora and fauna, native customs and costumes. But the only note that still interests me is the one that says: “Johnny Lingo gave eight cows to Sarita’s father.” And I […]
Read MoreThe Angel of Dirty Socks
When I was in America for a week for my mother’s unveiling, my husband stayed in Jerusalem with our kids. Early one morning my husband was getting our little boys ready for school when he noticed a terrible odor emanating from our 6-year-old Yoni’s shoes. Upon closer examination, Josh realized that Yoni hadn’t changed his […]
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