The Purim Mystery Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS Who are you? I mean really who are you ? If you are  trying to figure this out, this is  probably not the day to focus on it. In fact, it’s probably not the day to focus on who anyone else is either!   Because…

Be Prepared Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS That’s Judaism for you. You’re not even done with Purim … and -Wait, I take that back, I mean -winter vacation…. It’s actually still January -and already the Parsha is bringing up Matzo, Morror, and Passover. You know how kids are home from camp for like…

Happy New What? Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS What’s with the “happy new year” “happy new year”?! Didn’t we just do this, not too long ago. ? And on the other hand what’s with the -not saying “happy new year”, cause  it’s theirs not ours?! In the Jewish calendar we celebrate new year…

Choose Life Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS Hey – wouldn’t it be nice if we could always agree? That way we’d always get along. The problem is -we don’t. I don’t mean we don’t always get along; I mean we don’t always agree. Hm- Well I guess that causes people not to get…

I’m Confused! Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS          A- “Just put them in the corner!”  B– “And you think that’s a good way to deal with them?”  A– “Okay, just get them to the sides. Push them out of the center.”  B-“Really this is the right thing to do? “ A-“Ok, do this instead- put similar seeming…

How About Those September Surprises? Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS Did you wish you had taken your watch off?  Maybe even – remembered to put lotion all over your face so that you don’t have to now look like a raccoon. Did you think you’d be getting back to school, work or shul…

Let’s Talk Chulent!   Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS There are addictions and aversions.  And there’s rarely an in between.  People either love it and must have it or they literally can’t take the smell or the look of it.  Though, you’ve got to give them that, the look is not it’s winning quality. This will never…

That’s Pleasure ?! Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS First, you go in the hot tub. Then the hot room, then the steam room. How much hot do you want?! You’re shvitzing, you’re melting, you’re dripping, you’re practically melting but you’re still not done. Globs of water are flying off you, and you’re at…

Still Counting Down …. Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS 2 weeks to go…… Should I have company or not? After all, I don’t want life to stop! Or maybe just a little bit? At least the mess. And – I really don’t want more crumbs to accumulate. What’s a family to do? What…

Get Ready for the Journey Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS Are you with me when I say we’re in countdown mode?! Yup, it’s just around the corner.  And we should know! Because we have to search around every corner. It is that time of the year when we start to find all those…