Living
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What 10 Years Of Running Between Carpools Has Taught Us
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A decade. It’s been 10 years since the day we sat around a table and decided that the Jewish world needed one website for the busy Jewish woman. Happy Birthday Between Carpools! 10 years is a substantial number, yet it feels like yesterday when we first discussed our vision, what we wanted the still unnamed…
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Rosh Chodesh Elul: Time to Talk It Out
Chodesh Elul Mazel: Besulah (girl) Human Faculty: Action Yes, it’s that time of year again: The King is in the field. Rav Dessler famously teaches that our calendar is like a circular train route–every station we stop at is another opportunity to load up on specific spiritual gifts. Now that we’ve stopped at the Elul…
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The Maybe Game
There are few things we want more during Elul than to be judged favorably. As we stand before Hashem, we hope He sees more than what is visible on the surface. We hope He sees the effort behind the struggle, the intentions behind the mistakes, the victories no one noticed, and the quiet battles no…
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What Really Works to Take Away the Mosquito Bite Itch
There are so many products that claim to soothe the itching, but what really works? We tested a bunch so you don’t have to. After serving as an all-you-can-eat buffet to some lucky mosquito (or a whole family of them), I was losing my mind from the itching. As much as you can tell yourself…
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Tried-and-True Travel Things
Whether traveling for business or pleasure, these gadgets make the travel a bit easier. Traveling can be a privilege or a chore, depending on who you ask. Some travel so often for business they wish they stayed home, while others feel lucky they get to travel for pleasure. For those traveling often some little comforts…
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Is Your Drying Rack Full? Try This!
The post nine-days laundry marathon is upon us! Another place to hang your clothes, here. Your drying rack is full, the shower rod is full, and you’re out of places to hang the laundry backlog. This hack (is it really a hack?) was born in my first apartment where I had no space for a…
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My Daughter Asks Daily “When is Moshiach Coming?”
When there’s so much pain, the only answer is to turn to Hashem, and ask, and anticipate. It was our first night in the children’s hospital and we were in a shared hospital room on the neuro ward. My daughter and I. My daughter was only 8-years-old and had an MRI that morning. Our family…
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Print and Read Inspiration for the Nine Days and Tisha B’av
We’ve featured lots of meaningful content that helps our readers reflect and use these days productively. But they’re not messages you can read and digest quickly. Find the aspect of the churban and galus that speaks to you below – and print and read so that it’s just not another week, and just not another…
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Best of Deodorants
We actually schvitzed to write this post. Surprisingly, so many deodorants do not work. All the products you see here are tried-and-true better-for-you deodorants that actually work well. When we shared our sunscreen roundup, several readers asked if we could include more options for those looking for products with simpler ingredient lists and fewer ingredients…
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Rosh Chodesh Av: Hear His Call in It All
It’s not about a sadness that leads us to despair. Av is about a sadness that leads us to a deeper connection with Hashem. All we need to do is fine-tune our hearing so we can really listen to the messages He sends. Month: Av Mazel: Lion Human Faculty: Hearing Mishenichnas Av mime’atin besimchah. When…
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