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Are You Ever Going to Sit Down?
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The women are the ones busy running in and out of the Sukkah, trying to give more, serve more, to make Yom Tov special for everyone else. But perhaps it’s time for you to just give yourself. Picture this: You’ve been invited by someone you love to come spend time together. You arrive at a…
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Tishrei: Time to Be Awake
We experience transformation through the Yamim Tovim—when we are present in mind and heart. Month: Tishrei Mazel: Scale Human Faculty: Touch In Elul, the alarm clock rang out. “Ben Adam, mah lecha nirdam?” Why are you asleep? We attempted to arouse ourselves in the Selichos. Tishrei is when we jump up from bed, wide awake.…
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The Shofar. What Are We Supposed to Feel?
We’re finally there. We listened to the sounds of the teruah. But if our minds are blank–did we miss the mark? The shofar. That mystical, magical artifact we all have a love–hate relationship with. On the one hand we wait all year for it. We squish into alleys and tight spaces, pack bags of nosh…
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Helping Our Children Embrace the Gift of a New Year
The message to our children: Don’t look back. Think of the possibilities and look forward to being the person you truly want to be. Rosh Hashanah is a serious time. We stand before Hashem, reflect on the year that has passed, and think about the choices we have made. We speak about teshuva, repentance, taking…
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What Season Are You In Right Now?
Some seasons are just meant for holding on. Some seasons are meant for pushing forward. And some seasons are just for holding back. My niece hurt her ankle recently. Nothing dramatic — just enough that she suddenly couldn’t do what she normally does. Almost overnight, she felt off. Not just bored, but thrown off. She’s…
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Why Did I React That Way?
Do you ever experience an extreme emotional reaction–and wonder what caused you to have that impulse? Here’s a small window into what may be going on inside of you, through the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS). Have you ever noticed that you have a strong reaction to a certain situation or particular person? Or…
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Practical Strategy for Coming Close to Hashem
Elul is a time when Hashem wants us right next to Him. But how do we actually feel it? One of these strategies will be just the one that works for you. And it can be different for everyone! Can you believe Elul is upon us? It feels like we just broke our fast after…
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What 10 Years Of Running Between Carpools Has Taught Us
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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