Tag: "Jewish mother"

Minnesota Mamaleh: On Balance

Minnesota Mamaleh: On Balance

My kids, my house, my husband, myself. What’s that last one again? I’m grasping for balance, friends.

The birthday present butterfly that just stayed with Chloe for a few lovely minutes.

Minnesota Mamaleh: “The B Word”

Blessed people. I’m talking about the word blessed. What did you think I was going to write about today?! Sheesh.

My mom and I in Israel in the 70s.

Minnesota Mamaleh: Clink! to Israel

My relationship with Israel is like any other– sometimes fabulous, sometimes painful. What kind of a connection do I want to foster between Israel and my kids?

Really, what's *not* to love?!

Minnesota Mamaleh: About a Mazik

Raising my boy feels so very different than my girls. A lot of it I’m still muddling through, but the mazik-cutie-pie-trouble-maker part of him? That, I love!

My Grandparents on vacation in 1955. My Safta is 27 years old here. What a fabulous looking couple, right?!

Minnesota Mamaleh: Against All Odds, My Grandmother’s Story

My Grandmother is a Holocaust survivor. This is her story. I am honored (and humbled) to tell it.

Minnesota Mamaleh: When It Comes To Religion, Think. Please.

Minnesota Mamaleh: When It Comes To Religion, Think. Please.

Taking the “just the way it is” out of religion and bringing honest-to-goodness thinking and questioning right back on in.

The Breens are free by Kayli. Just look at how bright and colorful we are!

Minnesota Mamaleh: Free is NOT Shtoopy

The concept of freedom. Of choices. And of using those choices wisely really resonated with us and became the gem of a lesson embedded within the rituals of Passover.

King Achashverosh needed a new wife. He married Esther. He didn't know that she was Jewish which was bad. Esther and her Uncle found out that Haman wanted to kill all of the Jews which was also bad. Haman was a bad, bad man.

Minnesota Mamaleh: Purim, Feminism and My Kids

I just love teachable moments, don’t you? Especially ones that lend themselves to teaching my girls how to be kick-butt adults. And if there’s finger puppets involved, all the better!

Yad B'Yad, Nelech Beyachad Hand in Hand, We'll Walk Together

Minnesota Mamaleh: The Heart of a Family

Somewhere amidst the wonderful mess that is a family is you as a couple. How do you keep it that way through diapers, sleepless nights and limited time together?

Minnesota Mamaleh: Out With the Old, In With the New

Minnesota Mamaleh: Out With the Old, In With the New

So does my family celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and the December 31st version as well? You bet we do! And while we have different memories and customs for both holidays, this year we made the connection between the two days for our kids and for ourselves.