The three most important traits every family needs. As summer winds down we are given the opportunity to take stock of what matters most. Are there daily choices we can make that would make a difference in our homes this year? Can we implement behaviors and attitudes that help our family grow stronger? When a…
Slovie Jungreis-Wolff
God Has Given The Jewish People the Grace to Cry
Last week Pope Francis visited Auschwitz, the barbarous extermination camp. He left his companions who had accompanied him and walked solo through the concentration camp’s entrance gate. Before his visit, Pope Francis said that he would “like to go to that place of horror without speeches, without crowds.” He intended to go “alone, enter and…
Where Do the Jewish People Get the Strength to Go On?
We have been scattered throughout the four corners of this earth, many have pronounced us as dead and yet here we are. I cannot watch, but I dare not turn away either. Orit Mark, a young girl cries out. Her father, Michael (Miki) was shot as he drove his wife and two of his 10…
Creating Security for Children in a Scary World
How to make a pocket of peace for our families and ourselves. My daughter, Shaindy, traveled to America last week to visit with my mother. Upon returning to her home in Israel, Shaindy was greeted with a Welcome Home sign pasted onto her front door. Her six-year-old daughter had colored a picture of an El-Al…
Why I Can’t Marry You
What are real deal breakers in a relationship? What’s the greatest deal breaker when it comes to seeking a partner? According to the Wall Street Journal, the biggest turn off for both women and men was “disheveled or unclean” followed closely by “lazy” and “too needy.” A recent series of studies cited in the WSJ…
Three Goals for the New Year
by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Practical ways to utilize the incredible power of the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. These days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are an especially powerful time to grow. God is waiting for us to come close to Him, no matter how distant we have traveled.What is your vision for…
Targeting Stay-At-Home Moms
Are stay-at-home moms weak and dependent? Does being a stay-at-home mom while your husband is the breadwinner define you as a weak and dependent woman?Wednesday Martin seems to think so. She is a writer and social researcher whose book “Primates of Park Avenue” has got tongues wagging. In a recently penned op-ed in the New…
The Spiritual Child
Do kids need spirituality? When I began my journey of connecting with parents after writing Raising a Child with Soul, there were some who could not fathom the idea that children are spiritual beings. I often recalled my father’s words as he gazed at my newborn son in the nursery. “Slova Chanalah, this little soul just arrived…
5 Keys to a Happy Home
How to infuse your home with genuine joy. A woman approached me after a recent parenting lecture. “I own three houses but I don’t have any place that I can really call home. My family is filled with unhappiness and it’s miserable spending time together.” Without joy, even the most beautiful surroundings feel dark. How…