by Carla Naumburg | Nov 5, 2015 | Kveller.com, Writing
In the spring of 2001, I walked into a small jewelry store in the old town of Albuquerque. It was hot and bright out, and the sunlight streaming through the windows highlighted the dust floating through the air as though it was glitter. I stood for a moment and...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 29, 2015 | Kveller.com, Writing
Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely adore my daughters’ Jewish Day School. The teachers are amazing, I love the other families, and my girls are learning everything from engineering to Israeli dance. There’s just one problem. They’re also learning Hebrew. I mean, really...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 22, 2015 | Kveller.com, Writing
It’s time to tackle a big one for the Jewish Mother Project: keeping kosher. I didn’t grow up kosher—pork chops were in heavy rotation at our dinner table and cheeseburgers were my favorite restaurant meal. My husband’s parents didn’t keep a kosher kitchen either, but...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 16, 2015 | Kveller.com
When I started the Jewish Mother Project, my goal was to try something new each week and then write about my experience. This week, I’m taking a brief departure from that plan to share a different kind of story. This isn’t about a holiday or ritual I’ve started...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 8, 2015 | Kveller.com
The holidays are over. My children are finally back in school (hallelujah). Thus far, I’ve written about Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Shemini Atzeret for The Jewish Mother Project. Now it’s time to tackle the most important (and frequent) Jewish holiday of them all:...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 1, 2015 | Kveller.com
I know something about most Jewish holidays. I can tell you that Hanukkah is about miracles, Passover is about slavery and freedom, and Shavuot is about cheesecake. (I have no idea why, but when it comes to matters of cheesecake, it is not mine to question.) The one...
