by Carla Naumburg | Aug 1, 2013 | Judaism, The Jewish Advocate
Two weeks ago, I went on a trip to my home state of New Mexico. By myself. As in, without kids. I was gone from Thursday morning until Sunday night, and my husband took care of our girls (ages 4.5 and 3). This was only the third time in nearly five years of parenting...
by Carla Naumburg | Jul 15, 2013 | Judaism, Kveller.com
“Yet as any elder will tell you, and as so many of us know deep down in that place that we rarely share with others in a meaningful way, life is HARD. I’m not talking about “too many things to do in not enough time” or “my kid hates swim lessons” hard. I’m...
by Carla Naumburg | Dec 5, 2012 | Judaism, Parenting
“We’ll sing Hanukkah songs, and read books about counting eight nights. We’ll talk about the holiday a lot, but I’m not going to tell my girls the story of Judah the Maccabee. Not yet.” You can read the whole story over at the HuffPost...
by Carla Naumburg | Nov 20, 2012 | Judaism, Kveller.com
“I knew that if I asked her if she was Jewish, if we were Jewish, she would vehemently deny it. But when I asked her about the candles, my grandmother smiled and told me about cleaning the house every Friday, about cooking all afternoon, and yes, she told me, of...
by Carla Naumburg | May 9, 2012 | Judaism, Parenting
“That’s right. I will never know if I was born Jewish, and there are those who would not consider me Jewish now.” Read my whole story over at Kveller.com.
by Carla Naumburg | Feb 20, 2012 | Judaism, Kveller.com, Mindfulness, Parenting
“Reminding myself of the passing of time and the ever-changing nature of reality has made parenting a little easier, and might even make me a better parent. As I am trying to make dinner with a toddler clinging to my legs and crying for “uppies,” I take a breath...
