Archive for October, 2008

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Raising Smart Kids

 
 
Alma, not talking yet, but oh, watch out!
 
 
 
 
Kids are so darn smart, be a smart Parent
The mother of one of my favorite three year olds told me this story.  She, her husband, and three year old Sarah were emerging from a pizza parlor.  Sarah was screaming.  “Just practicing the sound,” mama told me, as in [...]

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Monday, October 13th, 2008

Growing up in an Interfaith Home

Did you grow up the child of an interfaith couple? 
Have you wished you could talk to other people who shared some of your same experiences?
Are you raising children in a home with one Jewish parent and one non-Jewish parent? 
Have you ever wished you could ask a person from an interfaith home how they felt about [...]

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Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur begins Wednesday night
I hate fasting.  Let me count the ways.
1. I hate having to get off coffee and caffeine so that I won’t have a headache all day.
2. I hate feeling weak and lacking focus.
3. I hate being thirsty and that dry sound your mouth makes.
4. I hate feeling tired.
5. Oh, yes, I [...]

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