Category: Minnesota Mamaleh

A High Holidays Cards Giveaway from Snapfish!

A High Holidays Cards Giveaway from Snapfish!

Win High Holiday cards from Snapfish. C’mon, Bubbe wants to hear from you.

Minnesota Mamaleh: 11 Kid Friendly Shabbat Ideas By 11 Fab Jewish Bloggers

Minnesota Mamaleh: 11 Kid Friendly Shabbat Ideas By 11 Fab Jewish Bloggers

So how do your favorite Jewish bloggers do Shabbat with their kids? Find out right here.

Minnesota Mamaleh: About Circumcision

Minnesota Mamaleh: About Circumcision

I don’t agree with the proposed San Francisco circumcision ban. You might be surprised why.

Minnesota Mamaleh: Teaching Children About the Holocaust

Minnesota Mamaleh: Teaching Children About the Holocaust

I’m terrified to tell them what this is all about, what’s on my mind, why we are doing this. A long time ago many, many people died in sad, scary ways…

Do you kind of want some? Right now? Go for it. I won't tell anyone, I promise.

Minnesota Mamaleh: Five Kid Friendly Passover Ideas

Grab your kids’ attention with one of these five creative Passover ideas.

Why yes. Yes, that is my girl eating a doughnut. Off of a string. What's not to love about Purim?

Minnesota Mamaleh: What We Can Learn From Purim

Purim begs the question: What, pray tell, are we teaching our kids with this drinking, eating and dressing up holiday of ours?

Minnesota Mamaleh: Has BIG News!

Minnesota Mamaleh: Has BIG News!

How do you push yourself towards change? This is one amazing way to visualize where you want to go. And get there.

Brody's Shiny Dark Blue House. Up-side-down. Obviously.

Minnesota Mamaleh: My Shiny Yellow House

What happens at your Shiny Dreamy House? A fab crafty idea to connect with kids of all ages.

She's a keeper. Even if she does love Winter.

Minnesota Mamaleh: Crabby- Bad, Gratitude- Good

Tired? Crabby? Me, too! It’s time to get out of this rut. Here’s one fab way to focus on gratitude as a family.

Minnesota Mamaleh: Celebrating the BIG Stuff

Minnesota Mamaleh: Celebrating the BIG Stuff

The 100th day of school is a BIG deal in the under six set. Like births. And bat mitzvahs. And weddings. A BIG deal like that.

Checking out local CSAs

Minnesota Mamaleh: Let’s Talk Going Green

As a family we’re focusing on Spring, going greener and exploring a Summer CSA to get us through this too cold Winter.

So-very-strong

Minnesota Mamaleh: Being Strong

Being strong: It’s not just about butt-kicking anymore.

Not diverse. But darn cute.

Minnesota Mamaleh: About Tokenism

Teaching kids about MLK, Jr this week? Calling it diversity? Vamp up your diversity education and avoid tokenism. At all costs.

Lots and lots of upside.

Minnesota Mamaleh: About the Homeless and Frozen Peas

Ted Williams, homeless man with a job. Galit Breen, Mama who has no business making peas. And Monty Python, the genius behind “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.”

Minnesota Mamaleh: About Guilty Pleasures

Minnesota Mamaleh: About Guilty Pleasures

Who needs resolutions anyway? In honor of 2011, 11 guilty pleasures that are seriously SO worth indulging in (And a Year In Review slideshow to boot!).

Christmas

Minnesota Mamaleh: So What DO Jews Do On Christmas?

You know you’ve always wanted to know. No church. No presents. No ham. What DO we Jews do on the BIG 12-25? Well here it is.

Minnesota Mamaleh: For the Love of Star Wars

Minnesota Mamaleh: For the Love of Star Wars

Katie Goldman: First grader bullied for her Star Wars water bottle. The virtual response: May the force be with Katie!

We light, we eat, we gift.

Minnesota Mamaleh: Holiday Gifts and Why I LOVE Them

People are proud of not gift-giving their kids and I don’t get it. Read first. Argue second. I’m ducking for cover and ready.

Brody lighting his candles with a little help from Daddy

Minnesota Mamaleh: The Hanukkah Mom

In one week I brought Hanukkah into a public school and brought Kayli to a Christmas play. And the world didn’t even fall apart.

Minnesota Mamaleh: Giving Thanks

Minnesota Mamaleh: Giving Thanks

I’m thankful for the good, the bad and even the mess. And I’m excited for the winner of the fab photo session! It’s…

Minnesota Mamaleh: About Twitter and Guacamole

Minnesota Mamaleh: About Twitter and Guacamole

Amazon! McDs! Guac! Didn’t you know that those topics connected? Read on to see how my brain on Twitter works. Scary, I know.