Dispelling the confusion

Dispelling the confusion

End of the school year is coming up. Yay!   Many parents are breathing a sigh of relief. They’ll finally have a break from homework, reports, tests, and projects.  Confused?  Isn’t it the child who should be breathing a sigh of relief and looking...
Thanking instead of blaming

Thanking instead of blaming

Parenting keeps us busy.  Very busy.  Sometimes we are so busy that we forget that we too are children of parents.  Once in a while we need a reminder.   A distressed mom recently consulted with me. Her problem in a nutshell: Her home and...
Of flag and family

Of flag and family

A few years ago I was visiting with my mother A”H in Jerusalem around a week after Pesach.  We were sitting on the porch and she began rummaging through a closet nearby.  I asked, “What are you looking for”? Her reply, “The flag, it’s Iyar, we have to hang...
An artist’s view

An artist’s view

I’m an artist.  Artists often see things differently.   They discern details that others often overlook.   Essentially, it leads to an awareness that there is more than what meets the eye at first glance or even after that…   That’s...