by Carla Naumburg | Jul 21, 2014 | Kveller.com
Since the moment I found out I was pregnant for the first time, I have been terrified of stairs. My anxiety about falling down a flight of stairs peaked after my first daughter was born, and looking back, I see now that it was just one symptom of the post-partum...
by Carla Naumburg | Jun 20, 2014 | Kveller.com
This week’s torah portion, Korah, really resonated with me. Basically, Korah, a Levite, was tired, hungry, and generally pissed about wandering through the dessert. He gathered together a few buddies (who were presumably also hungry and in desperate need of a shower)...
by Carla Naumburg | Jun 9, 2014 | Kveller.com
Jewish teachings are rife with parenting advice. Not surprisingly, my favorite is also one of the most popular: A father is obligated to do the following for his son: to circumcise him, to redeem him if he is a first born, to teach him Torah, to find him a wife, and...
by Carla Naumburg | May 27, 2014 | Kveller.com
“MAAAHHHHHMMMY! HOW DO YOU SAY TRAIN IN HEBREW?!” “Um, I’m not sure. We can ask Daddy when he gets home.” “WHAT ABOUT SOAP? BUBBLES? PRINCESS? BABY DOLL? BROCCOLI? HOW DO YOU SAY THOSE IN HEBREW!?!” This scene, in which my daughter yells various words across the house...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 29, 2014 | Kveller.com
Sometime during my first pregnancy, or maybe soon after the baby was born, my mother-in-law gave me a copy of “Parenting as a Spiritual Journey” by Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kramer. I put the book in a pile with all of the other parenting books I intended to read; some of...
by Carla Naumburg | Mar 26, 2014 | Kveller.com
So, we’ve made a decision. Our older daughter will be starting kindergarten at the Jewish Community Day School (JCDS) just outside Boston in the fall. That’s right. We’re sending her to day school. And we’re psyched about it. Perhaps more importantly, she’s psyched...
