Listen to your mother and eat your vegetables. I have a confession to make: I have frizzy hair. Yes, I am your typical Jewish girl that comes adorned with a full head of frizzy curls. Of course, growing up I fought my curls tooth and nail to get the pin straight, shiny, no frizz look. Let me tell you, it took years ...
With all of the entertainment news buzzing about the tragic and untimely death of 28 year old actor Heath Ledger, it got me thinking of a recent Shabbos lunch conversation I had with a group of adults regarding our own Jewish communities and how they deal with at-risk youth. It was reported that Ledger was found dead in his ...
Nope, it's not a typo. It's the fun kids' website that I chanced upon while on indoor recess duty in the computer lab the other day. I saw a couple of the kids log on to the educational website, babaganewz.com, and select various games to play, all with Jewish themes. I promptly tried out some of the games myself to see what this was all ...
With the preposterous news that broke today regarding Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy, I got to thinking back on 2007's long list of fabulous female role models: Paris Hilton with her dramatic drunk arrest, big sis Britney Spears plastered on every magazine cover for shaving her head/crashing her car/losing custody/gaining custody/losing custody of her kids, and Lindsay Lohan in her own heap of ...
Here is a picture of our Sukkah. It is located right outside of Washington, DC. It's big and blue, and adorned with artwork from the grandchildren, a paper chain, and artwork from our artistic grandfather, as well as various gourds and pumpkins for the fall season. Thanks to modern day Sukkah technology, ours was put up by Dave and my father in less than 23 minutes....
There was a teacher from a particular institution I attended who once preached, "It doesnt matter how you dress. You should dress plain. It doesn't have to be trendy. Trendy is hevel, it is the inside that counts." Au contraire... what's on the outside may reflect what's on the inside. If you feel good about your appearance you feel good about yourself and have greater self esteem. Dressing sharply, trendy and in ...
Some may say that by teaching in a Jewish school, or working in any Jewish environment, they are being too insular, it's like living in a bubble. I say, to some that may be the case, but for me, there is a sense of pride and nachas in being able to teach Jewish souls, to help them better understand their heritage all while bettering themselves and growing into good, moral citizens of tomorrow. To help ...
