by Carla Naumburg | May 3, 2013 | Kveller.com
“And there is Shabbat. Not to get all 8th grade on you, but Shabbat rules. Seriously. It’s a time when you have a great excuse reason to turn off all the crap–in whatever form it comes at you–and spend time with your friends, your family, your rabbi, your cat,...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 30, 2013 | Kveller.com
“A new invention recently developed by an Israeli start-up can measure the amount of milk in your breast before and after you nurse your child, thereby telling you how much milk your baby is getting. I would have given my left arm (but probably not my left boob)...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 26, 2013 | Kveller.com
“Through it all, my husband–a product of two highly Jewishly educated parents, as well as a Schechter and Camp Ramah education–has been by my side, supporting me and filling in the huge gaps in my own Jewish knowledge. We attend Tot Shabbat and Hebrew School as...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 19, 2013 | Kveller.com
“In the midst of a week in which my world has felt completely shattered, I’m looking forward to lighting candles, singing blessings, and tearing challah with my family. We’ll laugh as my daughters smear hummus across their cheeks. Perhaps in that moment, if only...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 16, 2013 | Kveller.com
“I don’t feel brave. I don’t have any words of wisdom or inspiration to share. I have nothing left to do but pray.” You can read more of my thoughts in the wake of the Boston Marathon Bombings over at Kveller.com.
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 14, 2013 | Kveller.com
“But what I do know is the shock I felt, the deep impression that my mother made on me that day as she drew the swastika on that stained bag. The emotional intensity of that moment is burned in my memory, in a place beyond words. I’m not ready to talk to my...
