CHOCMAS NASHIM: BECHUKOTAI: OUR IDYLL By: Suri Davis וְנָתַתִּ֥י גִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖ם בְּעִתָּ֑ם וְנָתְנָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְעֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִתֵּ֥ן פִּרְיֽוֹ׃ I will grant your rains in their season, so that the earth shall yield its produce and the trees of the field their fruit. וְהִשִּׂ֨יג לָכֶ֥ם דַּ֙יִשׁ֙ אֶת־בָּצִ֔יר וּבָצִ֖יר יַשִּׂ֣יג אֶת־זָ֑רַע וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם לַחְמְכֶם֙ לָשֹׂ֔בַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם…
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Rivki: That’s Pleasure!
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…
Slovie: The Yiddish Lullaby: Mother’s Day Tribute
The Yiddish Lullaby that Melted a Man’s Heart: A Mother’s Day Tribute . May 8, 2022 | by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff Two worlds collide early one morning on a tropical island. When I was a young mom, my husband and I decided to go on vacation to the island of St. Maarten. With a newborn and active…
Rivki: Still Counting Down…
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…
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: DUST BALLS
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: DUST BALLS By: Suri Davis This Shabbos is called Shabbos Hagadol, the great/awesome Shabbos, named after the Haftorah we read after the Torah reading. It hails the upcoming holiday of redemption. Today is the 7th day of Nissan, one month after the passing of Moses, the day Joshua started preparing the Jews…
Rivki: Get Ready For the Journey
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…
Chochmas Nashim: Hodu Lashem Ki Tov
CHOCHMAS NASHIM: VAYIKRA: HODU LASHEM KI TOV MISHE MISHE MISHE MISHENICHNAT ADAR By: Suri Davis Tomorrow is Daled Adar Bet, it would have been my father’s, ah, birthday. Oh how he would have loved the upcoming festivities in so many ways. This Tuesday, we in Daf Yomi land finish Seder Moed and Masechet Chagiga. I…
Rivki: Be Unlimited!
Be Unlimited! Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS Wait a minute. If I’m looking down at the clouds, then what’s above me now? So, these little fluffy cotton swabs I’m looking down at, are actually those massive clouds we see in the sky? Or is it the other way around, those big clouds in…
Chochmas Nashim: Pikudei Oxtail Stew
Chochmas Nashim: Pikudei: Oxtail Stew By: Suri Davis One of my fond remnants of the days Cedarhurst had William Sonoma, is my 13 quart copper pot. It’s huge. I store it in my basement pantry. I bring it up for soups and stews. My children and I enjoy oxtail stew on cold winter…
Vayakhel Assemblies: Thank You Missy Miller
VAYAKHEL: ASSEMBLIES By: Suri Davis There are numerous times throughout this torah portion where the term Chacham Lev Ladaat/wise of the heart, to know. The term is jam packed with deep meaning of the world reality. We think of wisdom stemming from our minds and not our hearts. A wise heart is a deep…