Daily Dreidel: A Hanukkah Activity For Couples
Hanukkah approaches. In this busy season, it’s easy to neglect your relationship as you get swept up in cooking, making the holiday special, and shuttling kids back and forth. If […]
November 24, 2021
November 22, 2021
WATCH: The Maccabeats Release Their Newest Hanukkah Song
It’s almost Hanukkah which can only mean one thing: The Maccabeats latest holiday parody. This year, the a cappella group performs Illuminating, their version of Dua Lipa’s hit Levitating. Past iterations have […]
November 19, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Vayishlach
This week’s portion begins with an ominous pronouncement: “Jacob sent messengers ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.” Jacob is traveling with his […]
November 12, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Vayetzei
I gave birth in July of 2019, and up until a week ago, I had been at every single bedtime my kid has ever had. That’s about 770 bedtimes, which […]
October 29, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Chayei Sarah
Part of the fun of living with a toddler is trying to guess what rules you’re living by at any given moment. They know exactly what should and shouldn’t be […]
October 8, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Noach
If you read it in a certain way, this week’s portion is kind of like a horror film. Imagine it with me, just for a moment. A simple man, righteous […]
October 1, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Bereshit
My first thought when I finished reading this week’s portion was, “Wow, that was a lot.” In one Torah portion, the Bible takes us through two iterations of the creation […]
September 28, 2021
A Sukkah Sleep-In Journal
September 23, 2021 I scanned my weather app. A week of nearly perfect September weather lay ahead. I spotted one night that predicted temperatures in the fifties. SOLD! With an […]
September 24, 2021
Parenting By Parsha: Chol HaMoed Sukkot
Tdhis week’s Torah portion is a throwback — way back to Exodus, when the Israelites were about to receive the Torah at Mt. Sinai. This seems a little strange. What […]
September 22, 2021
Sukkot & Fighting For Housing Justice
Ballot measures in Minneapolis and St. Paul can help the unhouse communities in those cities.