A complete stranger is practically lying in my lap. My feet are suspended over his or her head. After all, where else am I going to put them? I’ve got earplugs in my ears, an eye mask over my eyes and yet sleep completely alludes me. I call out, “anyone have a Xanax”? About 55…
Category: Lectures
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…
Dispair and Hope in Israel
Hanukkah reminds us that we have the power to repel the darkness with light. Feel the darkness surround me. We are tired of the cruel murders; the savage shootings, the car ramming’s and barbaric stabbings. As I write, the funeral of Ezra Schwartz is coming to its final moments. I pray that by the time…
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…
A Night Verses A Lifetime
Invite everyone you know- no keep it small? Have the beautiful view of the water- no the bigger dance floor? Use the caterer with a flare -no -the less expensive caterer! These are some of the struggles, and yes, even arguments you go through planning a wedding and that’s before you even get the other…
Picture This
Oh my gosh look at this gorgeous little baby. That was her at one year old. Oh and look at her here eating ice cream -all over her face. She was about three there. But now I can’t find her anywhere. Except on my cell phone! Remember those days of large picture albums? The hours…
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…
And The Walls Came Tumbling Down!
Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS Once you make it through Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur you are truly drained, ready to sit down anywhere. You are not so picky. You are finally able to stop feeling so nervous about being judged and finally able to eat again. Do you really care if you make…
The Wildest Things
Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS They say “kids say the wildest things”, or “out of the mouth of babes”! Because they often say and express, out loud, what we only think! It’s both embarrassing and refreshing! They might say out loud “Why is she wearing that dress? It’s so ugly!” My sister once said…
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…