Video: The Jessi Part 2

  The message of “A Woman is a Home.” is really a message about modesty.  Modesty – tzniut or tznius in Hebrew. I’m totally under qualified to speak about such an important topic, but I’ll share my little slice of the truth and I’d love to hear yours. What is modesty? Modesty is knowing your […]

Loneliness Part 2: (Settle in for a long read)

  After writing “Loneliness,” the comments that I got made me realize that I hadn’t done the topic justice. Now, a few days later, and with your feedback, a few things are apparent to me. I originally wrote about loneliness for a simple reason: it needed to be said. If we’re going to grow, there’s […]

Video: We All Need a Hug!

  That about says it! I may just  go call my mother!   PS. Davida –  sending you a HUG! Click on “continue reading” to watch video in full size  

Me and my Loneliness

  Are you ever lonely? As in, no matter how many people you’re with, how many parties you’re at, there’s a sense that you’re in this experience alone. I look around sometimes. And not always, but often, I see dozens of others, attending the same class or the same Kiddush, sitting near each other, chatting […]

Video:A Bubble for my Son

  Last week at WOW, I was learning Nefesh Chaya with my friend Stephanie. Rav Pincus was talking about the hidden world. In the old days, seeing was believing. If you believed in something invisible you were backwards and superstitious. In modern times though, we know that most of what we call reality is hidden. […]

Video: How to tie a Tichel – “Let’s start at the Very Beginning”

Tying the Classic – it’s pretty basic, but its good to be reminded about the basics! If you wear your tichel like this,you may want to try adding that second ribbon for decoration. I cannot tell you enough about the joy of color. I’ve resisted so far talking about the “Black Epidemic.” But I will […]

Video:WOW, are they beautiful!

    Every Wednesday night I get to spend 2 hours with 60 holy Jews. This post is for them. There’s Sara, whose father is keeping Shabbos and is finding out on her own that she likes it too. And there’s Matt who was surprised when week after week there was no bagels and lox […]

Colorful Nights! [a short happy post]

        Tichel pin orders have been coming in and I’ve been reallyexcited to get started!  My daughter, Minky, is so creative, I knew she’d love this project. Well, two things happened. 1. I had thought I would “let her help me.” It turns out that she’s a better artist then I am! […]

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