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sick….
So I had the nerve to go and get a cold. With a cough, that has flattened me for some reason. Probably because of the snow day yesterday. Fun, but took all of my energy. I have read that it is just...
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The Orthodox “feminist”? I don’t think so….
I was asked by the local outreach organization to teach a “lunch and learn” class on Tu B’Shvat this past Shabbat. I heartily agreed because I love what they do and love to help them do it. I love to...
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Purim – #3
The kids really enjoyed Purim. The costumes went really well. My 4 yo decided that poofy dresses like Queen Esthers wear hamper one’s lifestyle. So she changed into a ballerina outfit for most of...
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The VERY sick Sick day.
If my life had a theme it would be the old Yiddish expression “man plans, G-d laughs”. When I wrote my last blog post I was quite sure at an early hour how the day would go. I had been there before,...
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Make for yourself a Rabbi … Aseh l’cha Rav
It says in Pirkei Avot that one should make for yourself a Rabbi. There are slightly different variations on how this is understood. However, there is consensus that a person can spend time with and...
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Bedtime issues
The worst bedtime issues in my house are not those of any of the children. They are entirely my own. I like control. I like feeling in control, I like being in control. And being a parent, I have...
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A New Phase of Recognition
I was a little surprised by my children’s reactions to the rebuilding of our sukkah this year. Every year has been met with some level of wonderment and suprise as well as excitement. This year…....
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Another Baby?
I am NOT having another baby right now. No big announcement happening here on the blog. Sorry. But it is the conversation that I, and many of my peers, friends – and fellow bloggers – have to have. For...
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Whatchagot Soup
Robert Urich and Avery Brooks in "Spenser for Hire" Robert Parker used to write a detective series about Spenser, a private investigator. (The series was turned into a TV show in the80′s.) Spencer was...
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