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A Journey Begins
“It’s not that she doesn’t want to put in the time and effort to learn the service or her parsha, Rabbi,” I find myself explaining for the third time. “It’s that my introverted child really doesn’t...
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Simcha To-Dos: Reductive Checklists
I have a confession: I am horribly Type-A. Not only do I make lists, I categorize my lists. I have a list-making app on my smart phone. I have lists all over my computer — all filed neatly, of course....
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What’s in a Mitzvah?
When we talk about Bar/Bat Mitzvah, we tend to refer to a specific event, usually boiled down to a “coming-of-age” ceremony of sorts. For parents, perhaps nothing sums up the event planning so much as...
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Book Review: Danny Siegel’s Bar and Bat Mitzvah Mitzvah Book
I mentioned in a previous post that I have several hand-me-down books from my aunt, who bout them while preparing for my youngest cousin’s Bat Mitzvah nearly ten years ago. The next book of the list...
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A Tale of Two Tefillin
My daughter’s religious school program recently sent home some literature on tefillin, with a can’t-be-beat deal for buying a set of our own. My first inclination was to toss the whole packet in the...
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Own Your Mitzvah
From what I can tell, it’s become pretty standard practice (at least here in the US) for Bar/Bat Mitzvah students to choose a mitzvah project. Years ago, I chose my own… and I’ll be honest: I have no...
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What Would Moses Do?
In keeping with the theme of yesterday’s post, I want to share an idea that came from my seven-year-old. We haven’t yet been able to determine whether originated from her religious school or from her...
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Prepping for Pesach: Beyond Mah Nishtanah
The theme of this week’s posts is going to be prepping for Passover. It’s already been an adventure at our house, and we’re only just now a week out! *whew* I find, as I move through the annual pattern...
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