7 ways to accomplish what Hashem wants from us this Rosh Hashanah. As the sun sets on the past year, a sense of awe and trepidation fills our hearts. We know that this is the moment that Hashem passes each of us under His staff and determines our fate for the coming year. It’s frightening…
Living
How to Increase the Feelings of Gratitude in Your Home
Do you want to create a place where everyone is genuinely happy, for the good things and the seemingly bad? How can you handle such a difficult situation with grace, dignity, and emunah? That was the question I asked a special woman who had lost her beloved adult child after a prolonged illness. Indeed, this…
The Packing Guide for Kids
Traveling for Yom Tov? Does packing take you an entire day? Get it done efficiently and quickly – and yes! Your kids will even help! If you’re anything like me, you always have good intentions about packing the night before going away. But somehow, it’s suddenly midnight, you just finished the last of today’s tasks…
Personal Honey Dishes for Your Rosh Hashanah Table
These little honey dishes for each person look great and keep the table neater–plus there’s no worries about double dipping!! Most of us love honey. And the Rosh Hashanah table is all about the honey! But what about the tablecloth? (The one in these images is “Paris” from Adorn.) Most of us have a honey…
Why Hast is the BCP Favorite Knife
Plus! Find out which Hast knife we use for each task For a couple of years now, we’ve been talking about our love for Hast knives. The transition from cheap knives to a quality – but lightweight – workhorse knife was a revelation for us. And every time it comes up, we get the questions…
4 Steps to Life-Altering Habit Hacks
How to leverage “Atomic Habits” this Elul to make the habit changes you want to stick. It’s that time of year. Opening the door to crisp cool mornings, kids flying out of the house with snacks and homework in hand, settling in for the long year ahead. And wondering. What will the new year bring?…
5 Things I Learned from Teens
Often, even adults can feel enlightened by the fresh perspectives of teenagers. Recently, Victoria shared an insightful line one of her children told her, “Parents don’t only raise kids. Kids raise parents too.” The goodness and sincerity of children and teens can be so fresh and inspiring. Several years ago I began collecting stories for my…
The Neatest Way to Fold Pajamas
We’ve folded pants into shirts before. But this pajama folding hack is the neatest and easiest one we’ve tried yet. Sometimes we wish we could share a new hack with you weekly. However, we really take our responsibility seriously and we post only the hacks that we use, love, and vouch for. And so we…
Which Knife Is Best for Slicing Sourdough?
You don’t need to struggle to get through that super crust hard sourdough. You will be able to slice with ease with one of these top sourdough knives. While not everyone prepares their own sourdough bread (yet, if you’d like to, we have a sourdough guide for beginners here!), many of us at least enjoy…
10 Small Acts That Make a Big Impact
These are things you really can do! They may seem small and simple, but even just that little thought can really make a huge difference in someone else’s day…or life! I recently met an old friend. I hadn’t seen her in over a decade, and it was a lot of fun to catch up. Then…
