There’s a time in a toddler’s life when you can give them a little pasta, a little pizza, and they are a happy camper! But somehow – you are not!! Oy, you think- I wish they’d eat something besides pasta and pizza. Even though you know they sell healthy, whole wheat pasta, completely protein…
Category: Lectures
When Spouse and Child are Against You
How to ensure you and your spouse are united and build better bonds in your family. Do you find yourself in cahoots with your child against your spouse? Do you ever feel as if you’re standing alone as your spouse and child form an informal pact together? When one parent is allied with a child,…
Shop ‘Til You Drop
Many may think all women love to shop. But, here’s an interesting realization I have come to. There are women who love to shop, and women who really don’t. When you see a woman carrying a few boxes of recently purchased shoes, a new purse, and 4 new outfits, you can probably bet…
Loving The Wrong Person
And how to make it right. Why do so many people struggle with feelings that they’ve made a poor choice in marriage? In his recent New York Times’ piece, Alain de Botton explains why so many people end up marrying the wrong person. We find it difficult to draw close to others. We mask our…
Behar Women’s Weekly Shiur
B”H WOMEN’S WEEKLY SHABBOS SHIUR IN MEMORY OF YERACHMIEL MEIR BEN NISSIM AVRAHAM A”H 2019/5779 If you would like to speak, host or receive emails please contact: Chana Epstein- 295-2537 chanaeps@optonline.net, Chana Bienstock-569-4077 or Marcia Behar 374-0741- The Shiur will begin 5:15 p.m. at the homes of: May 4/29 Nissan Achrei…
Decisions Decisions
Here’s the thing sometimes we just get stuck in a dilemma or a challenge. Not a major one. I call it a time consuming one. And that’s when our minds go wild. In the end, I’m sure we make the honest, right move. But our minds have traveled some convoluted paths to get…
What Am I Searching For?
What am I still searching for?! The last thing I want to do is find one more crumb? And then, how does the holiday start? With a major search! I’m searched out! If you haven’t been able to wipe it away, vacuum it away, burn it away, or cart it away, then I think…
Cereal Bowl v. Super Bowl
If you were a Patriots fan this week, you probably were thinking it would have been better to bury your head in a cereal bowl than in the super bowl. It certainly seemed like a frustrating series of mishaps to witness. Now -sure with a cereal bowl- sometimes there are also disasters. The…
Israel’s Use of Trageted Killings
Israel’s Use of Targeted Killings: A Weapon of Necessity Alex Grobman, PhD The Israelis prefer “extrajudicial punishment,” “selective targeting,” or “long-range hot pursuit”—to describe their counterterrorism policy. 1 Whatever term used to describe this “counter-offensive” in which Israel employs fighter jets, helicopter gunships, tanks, car bombs, booby traps or snipers to eliminate terrorists who are…
Purim Teaches Us How To Respond to Anti-Semitism
Bond in unity and stand up as proud Jews. As anti-Semitic incidents rise at an alarming rate, I am listening carefully to the message of Purim. The Jewish people were frightened, faced with threat of annihilation. Haman’s hatred hung over the nation like a dark cloud. King Achashverosh told Haman “to do with as you…