3 Tips to Protect Kids from Sexual Abuse (3-Minute Important Video)
I’ve seen a bunch of videos on this topic, and this is the best I’ve seen. It’s a great idea, I think, to watch it together with your kids. I’m definitely planning to:)
Read MoreThe Dream I Dreamt About a Movie Theater
Thursday night I woke up around 4 AM worrying about one of my kids. So I sat down in the living room, drank a cup of tea, ate a bowl of oatmeal, and had a real conversation with Hashem, for the first time in a while. A one-sided conversation, I guess. Around 5, I went […]
Read MoreDread Erev Shabbos? Read this!
From Rebbetzin Malki (Twersky) Friedman Shabbos is called a “matana tova” a wonderful gift. It’s not a bother, not a burden, it’s a gift. It can be challenging. We work so hard cooking and preparing for Shabbos, and by the end of Shabbos all the food we worked so hard to prepare is gone and […]
Read MoreHere’s Why I Don’t Go to Shul (25-Minute Podcast)
Last week, I was interviewed for Deracheha.org about my unconventional approach to prayer. Deracheha.org is a new site, initiated by Yeshivat Har Etsion, dedicated to exploring the topic of women and mitzvot. I think my interviewer Rachel Weber Leshaw did a fantastic job, prompting me with her great questions to speak out publicly for the […]
Read MoreFinding God on the Trans-Siberian Railroad
Today, I attended a class on the month of Kislev. About the transformative light that can be found in this darkest of months. On the bus home, I sat next to a woman named Tsippora who had also been at the class. Tsippora spoke Yiddish and dressed like she had been born in Mea Shearim. […]
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