Between Carpools
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Our Best Floral Tips & Inspiration
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If you’ll be arranging your own flowers, this is the place to start for great tips and ideas. Come Shavuos time, creating posts like these simply puts us in a good mood. They always come out beautiful and make our site look so pretty too. They don’t only decorate your tables! The good news, there…
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Emotional Regulation, Mindfulness and More: Here’s What You’ll Learn From Ohel’s DBT Groups
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Ohel is the Jewish community’s hub for mental health services. Read about their new Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) groups below. Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services is the umbrella organization providing mental health services and supports to the Jewish community. From their work in the recent bereavement space, pregnancy and postpartum support, and so much…
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Our 8 Favorite Place Card Ideas
Even if you know where everyone is sitting, place cards still add that finishing touch to the table. The following ideas are easy to recreate and don’t need any special equipment (no Cricut!) Yes, place cards are very helpful when you’re hosting a lot of people and you want to avoid the scramble and the…
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The Trick for Getting Maximum Impact from Minimal Flowers
Mini vases are the key for stretching your flowers so you get the most beauty for the buck. It’s true, a big vase is costly to fill. And it looks beautiful right in the center of the table. There’s no denying that. But mini vases are small and mighty. This is why. They don’t need…
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Best Wedding Investment Ever
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As you plan your own simcha, you can help make another one possible—partner with American Friends of Yad Eliezer/B’ezri to bring joy, dignity, and a new beginning to a couple in need. You found the perfect venue. The dress is coming together. Maybe you’re still deciding between a band and a DJ—but either way, the…
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The Leftover Steak Hack You’ll Be Using All Summer
It was so good when it was fresh off the grill, but now it’s sitting in your fridge. But you can make that leftover steak into another amazing meal. You know that moment the BBQ ends and you’re cleaning up, and there’s that plate of leftover steaks sitting there? They were grilled to perfection hours…
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The Sheva Brachos Notebook
This is that perfect thing to add to your simcha that requires (almost) no prep but will be cherished forever. We, at Between Carpools, are always looking for ideas, wherever we might go. It’s been almost 9 years now, and yes we always have our eyes open for new content. Be careful when you invite…
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10 Mindfulness Practices for Busy Women (That Actually Work)
You don’t even have time to think? These are the moments of your day where you actually can connect to the life you’re living with mindfulness. Mindfulness can sound like just another one of those things you’re “supposed” to do, but who has time to sit on a mountaintop breathing for 45 minutes a day?…
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Can Your Loved One Use A Helping Hand?
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A Helping Hand is your loved one’s companion and concierge, all rolled into one. Why this short daily support will be perfect, below. Did you spend time with extended family over Yom Tov? Did you notice that your parent/uncle/aunt/grandparent looks like they could use some more support? A Helping Hand was created to help seniors…
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Mini Chicken Pitas
A wholesome, kid-friendly dinner is so easy to prepare when you have Pinch spice rub on hand. When you have good flavor in a bottle, it almost negates the need for any kind of recipe. It’s just flavor that’s instant and easy. That’s what we learned when we tried Pinch’s King Salmon Rub in our…
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