Good, better, best – no such thing!

Good, better, best – no such thing!

A few days ago I posted a story about how a mom (and her daughter) dealt positively with the repercussions of the teachers’ strike. In a nutshell: the daughter had baked a cake for an end-of-year party which was canceled due to the strike. Mom suggested they bring the...
Fits you like a glove. 

Fits you like a glove. 

The norm nowadays is that moms and dads juggle between home and workplace.   The word ‘juggle’ says it all. No need for me to expound. Notwithstanding the importance of jobs and careers, being a parent is still probably the most significant role...
Parents don’t make mistakes!

Parents don’t make mistakes!

One of the most common questions that parents ask me is: What if I make mistakes? My reply: Parents don’t make mistakes, because there isn’t a right or wrong way to parent.     Who decides what’s a mistake?  What is often considered a...
Freedom at its finest

Freedom at its finest

With all due respect to cheesecake recipes, I’d like to dwell on another aspect of the upcoming Shavuot holiday, ‘Matan Torah’.   The people of Israel were liberated from slavery in Egypt. 49 days later they received the Torah.  To the onlooker it would...
Everyone can belong

Everyone can belong

The month of May has been designated as the month of connecting Israel with Jewish communities abroad. Essentially it’s not about  creating a new connection, rather geared to strengthen a bond that already exists between the Jewish people living in Israel and...