Ochila performed by Yonina
Shavua tov! I love Yonina and this is my favorite High Holidays song. But i especially love that they sang it with their child sleeping in the back seat: captures perfectly the Elul and August challenge we are all facing this year. And it looks like they are meeting that challenge beautifully!! By the way, […]
Read MoreMy 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 […]
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My 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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Rabbanit Chana Henkin: Remembering Mama
Hearing this incredible story from Rabbanit Henkin, I am struck by how I more or less understand the Hebrew prayers I say, but oh how I wish I had some more of that simple yearning her mother had as she sounded out the Hebrew words, understanding nothing but the most important thing of all.
Read MoreInterview with Mrs. Miryam Swerdlov
Interview with Mrs. Miryam Swerdlov: Overwhelmed Moms, Elul, and a Present from the Rebbe
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