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The Torah (Five Books of Moses) contains life lessons for everyone at all times. These articles provide timeless solutions to modern challenges.
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Dec 20, 20233 min read
Why Are You Falling Apart Now?
As a young mother preparing for an expected birth, I knew my young children would probably struggle to adapt to life with a tired Mommy...
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Dec 14, 20235 min read
Chanukah, Beginnings, and Endings
Chanukah is about beginning a course of action because it is right, holy, and pure, even though we don’t know how it will end.
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Dec 7, 20233 min read
Can You Hear What I'm Saying?
As we listen and speak, it is wise for us to remember that the words people hear are never simply the words that were spoken.
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Nov 28, 20234 min read
Addressing a Common Communication Challenge
A parent's job is to use language to build a bridge with our children, opening conversations and sharing thoughts and feelings.
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Nov 22, 20234 min read
Thanksgiving - Cultivating Gratitude for Invisible Blessings
Thanksgiving is here and this week’s Torah portion, Parshas Vayeitzei (Genesis 28:10–32:3), gives us the key to feel overflowing...
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Nov 15, 20234 min read
Marriage - A Partnership of Individuals
What happens when Mom is sick? For the last few weeks I’ve been under the weather. Not sick enough to stay in bed all day, but not...
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Nov 1, 20234 min read
Moral Clarity or Confusion
If we want to raise children who have moral clarity and can call out evil when they see it, we have to parent them with moral clarity.
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Oct 18, 20235 min read
How To Live in Times Like These
I feel like I am swimming through a thick fog as I go through each day. Despite my best efforts to sleep well, I wake up weary each...
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Oct 11, 20234 min read
Reflections on Israel
I thought I would be hugging my children in Israel right now. Hundreds of thousands of mothers wish they were hugging their children in...
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Oct 3, 20235 min read
How to Offer Your Child the Security of a Sukkah
Our children can thrive through painful scrapes and even pandemics when they feel securely connected to us. Build a Sukkah of Security.
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Sep 28, 20232 min read
I Want to Be Happy!
“I just want to be happy”, my student burst out. Although she was hoping I would excuse her from a challenging course, I knew that the...
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Sep 14, 20234 min read
Stumbling to Greatness
Making mistakes is not the problem. Viewing mistakes as definitive limitations instead of opportunities for growth is a problem.
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