News & Updates
How to Stop Freaking Out : The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Cool When Life Gets Chaotic publishes on September 10, 2024 and I’m so freaking (haha!) excited to share it with all of you!
For more details about my first book for kids, head over to the book page or scroll down for a list of podcasts.
My Kids Are Learning Hebrew & Now I Have to Start Keeping Up
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...
I Didn’t Grow Up Kosher, But I’m Going to Give It a Try
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...
I Thought I Was Just an Anxious Jewish Mom, Until I Started Anti-Depressants
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...
6 Simple Steps to Being More Mindful
Mindfulness is a major buzzword these days, representing a state of living in the moment that many of us aspire to even as we berate ourselves for spacing out, forgetting something, or wasting time on our phones. We tend to think of mindfulness as a difficult pursuit...
Stepping Back Into Shabbat, For Real This Time
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:...
In Which I Finally Figure Out What Shemini Atzeret Is
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...
I Finally Fasted for Yom Kippur (No Cheating!) & This is What I Learned
“Mommy, are you going to fast this year for Yom Kippur?” My 7-year-old asked me this question on the way home from school the other day, just hours after I had decided to tackle the question of fasting for my next Jewish Mother Project. I told her I wasn’t sure and...
I’ve Been a Jewish Mom for 7 Years & I Finally Tackled Matzah Balls
Holy crap, you guys. I cooked with my kids. And it was AWESOME. The kind of awesome that gives you faith in your children and the future of humanity and makes you think for just one tiny second that perhaps you aren’t screwing up this whole parenting thing nearly as...
