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Alisa Avruch

Small Things That Deepen Your Marriage Connection

by | December 27, 2022 | 7 comment(s)

These baby steps go a long way in moving your marriage forward. When I was getting married, I knew intuitively that it was going to require ‘work’. A bad marriage has fights, after all, and cold silences, and mis-matched expectations. Who wanted that? A good marriage, conversely, was presumably one in which both parties work…

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How Could He Sit on The Couch?

by | February 24, 2022 | 9 comment(s)

You’re rushing around frantically, cleaning for Shabbos, preparing for Sheva Brachos or getting the kids to bed. Ahh, finally, your husband is home. He lets himself in, and collapses on the couch. And he sits. You mop up the splattered tomato sauce. And he sits. You shove errant Legos into containers. And he sits. You narrowly prevent your…

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Three Very Wrong Pieces of Marriage Advice (And What to Do Instead)

by | April 20, 2021 | 0 comment(s)

You’ve gotten advice, some of it may have been very good. But now it’s time to debunk three common marriage myths.  When you got married, you probably had a lot of well-meaning marriage advice coming at you from all directions – from your great-aunt Mirel, your sheitel macher, the sweet Russian lady who hemmed your…

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11 Book Series to Take Your Children Through Lockdown

by and | May 13, 2020 | 2 comment(s)

Because when you find a good series your child likes, you’re set for awhile (or at least a week). March 13. The chocolate pretzels and gummy bears were still piled up in boxes in the living room, surrounded by the remainders of mishloach manos ribbons and wrappings. It was erev Shabbos, and I had plenty…

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