Al Eileh Ani Bochiayah – A guide to how you can channel the pain of galus on Tisha B’Av and Beyond Tisha B’av is a rough day, no doubt about it. Between the heat, the length, the limited distractions, and the severity of it in terms of getting a heter not to fast, it is probably…
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Women Know How to Get to the Core
Whether it’s when we’re parenting, in our marriage, or in the development of our selves–women have a special power of pushing past the surface. Ah! Summertime! What a lovely season, ripe with opportunities for rejuvenation. As mothers, we might find that this time of year affords us more chances to connect to our children— in…
Yes, Women Can Have a Meaningful Shavuos
We can go beyond the menus and dairy desserts and tap into the beauty of kabalas haTorah for ourselves and our families. Like every Yom Tov we are blessed to celebrate, Shavuos is saturated with kedushah and with meaning. More though, it is a celebration of our very foundation. At kabbalah Hatorah, we became the…
The Cleaning Olympics
Ready, set, go! Get to the finish line in a fun way while involving the whole family. With Pesach bearing down upon us, it’s all hands on deck in the effort to clean the house from top to bottom. It can get stressful if we aren’t careful to keep the temperature cool and comfortable. If…
Tap into the Power of a Meaningful Purim
It’s so hectic–and the day flies by before we can take advantage of Purim’s spiritual power. How do we grab what we can? We hear so much about the beauty and the power of Purim, and we know it on an intellectual level. But Purim is also the most hectic day of the Jewish calendar,…
On the Yahrzeit of Sarah Schenirer A”H
It’s the perfect day to stop and think about who we are as Jewish women–and the task that we have before us. By JUDITH GRUNFELD-ROSENBAUM Editor’s Note: Almost 30 years ago, when I was in elementary school, the 1995 Asifa on the 60th Yahrzeit of Sarah Schenirer a”h took place at the The Brooklyn Armory….
On Dealing with Peer Pressure
What happens when we turn our feelings inwards instead? Discomfort Alert: This article draws attention to an inner dimension that isn’t initially pleasant for us to acknowledge. If you’re courageous enough to read until the end, you’ll walk away feeling hopeful and encouraged, having absorbed the whole picture of truth. “What’s going on here?” I…
This Chanukah: Feel Hashem’s Love in Your Heart
You know in your mind that He loves you. But you can really, really feel it in your heart too. We Klal Yisrael are called by a very special name in the Maoz Tzur composition—one that warms the heart, especially for us women: We’re called shoshanim, roses. Uminosar kankanim na’asah neis lashoshanim. This fragrant flower…
8 Ways: You Are the One Who Lights Up This World
Small acts, and big acts, all those little things that you do bring warmth and happiness to this world. Read below and recognize the good that you do and have potential to do, every single day. The little lights flicker in our windows, bringing us back to a time where the world had gone dark…
How to Have a Mindful Morning with Your Children
A mother can bring calm to the chaos of mornings. Small interactions and reactions can change the way both we and our children start the day–for the better. Here is how. It’s times like now that we realize what a bracha it is that we have our own children safe in our homes with us….
