My Emergency Trip to the Airport

My Emergency Trip to the Airport

Since my mom passed away almost 4 years ago, my siblings and I have been making sure my Dad gets a call or 2 every day. Fridays at 7:30 AM EST is our turn.So this Friday at 2:30 PM IT my daughter tried to Skype Saba. And, in the meantime, I opened my whatsapp to […]

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My Son’s Whatsapp Group

My Son’s Whatsapp Group

My almost-7th grader, Yaakov, has a whatsapp group on my phone with 6 of his classmates called “The Best Friends.” In preparation for the final game of the Euro soccer championship tomorrow night, which they’ll be watching together at our home, the group has been exploding with dozens of messages that sound like what they […]

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Everything I Need Right Now

Everything I Need Right Now

Today I got some disappointing news about something I was hoping would work out but didn’t. And I was feeling upset, and the upset feeling wasn’t lifting for a long time. So I thought of things I could do to cheer myself up. I could buy myself a new skirt. No, I already bought something […]

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How NOT to Give Chizuk

How NOT to Give Chizuk

One day this week, at the end of a long day, I went to the gym to exercise and listen to some inspirational videos and a favorite audiobook and generally enjoy myself. And I was, until I ran into Leah*. An acquaintance I see sometimes around the gym.“Hi, how are you?” she asked, “please remind […]

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My Blessing for My Son, the Child of a Convert and a Baalat Teshuva

My Blessing for My Son, the Child of a Convert and a Baalat Teshuva

[Our 11-year-old Yaakov is going into junior-high school next year, and his rabbi asked for us parents to write blessings for our sons in preparation for this momentous transition. Here’s the blessing I wrote for Yaakov):To our dearest Yaakov,In the “Al HaTsadikim” prayer, all kinds of people are mentioned who are an inspiration, who are […]

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My New Book is (Almost) Born: Final Call for Dedications

My New Book is (Almost) Born: Final Call for Dedications

Hi all, Don’t miss this last chance to send in donations for dedications for our new book Blessings: A Shabbat Dinner Companion by Friday, May 24th. Please contact me at crjorders@gmail.com or +972523257827 for more info about a limited number of dedication opportunities. If you missed it, here’s my original post about why this book […]

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