A couple weeks back was Dr. Seuss’s birthday and in many elementary schools (including mine), the whole beginning of March is marked by reading-related celebrations. Here are some passages from my favorite Dr. Seuss books: The Lorax “UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” I Had Trouble …
I feel like Purim has just crept up on me. I guess that’s a good thing, because it means spring will be here before we know it. A thought for Purim, something I heard a little while ago from Mrs. Dina Schoonmaker. The megillah is relatively short, and even as we listen, we know there’s nothing to be afraid …
Hi, all! Thanks for checking back here! This was a really fun post for me to work on. One afternoon, I started mentally compiling a list of my favorite childhood chapter books. (“Childhood” = read when I was a child). Here is the annotated version, listed alphabetically by author: Alcott, Louisa May. Little Men. The second book in …
First of all, happy Tu B’Shvat! Now, this topic. The elephant in the room. I’ve avoided it for almost an entire year, but if this blog is meant for people in the parsha, we were going to acknowledge this issue at some point, weren’t we? So, let’s get this over with as quickly as possible and hope no one …
This is a quote from a piece by Dr. Miriam Adahan that I have taped to my wall: “Don’t be ashamed of your feelings. Feelings are not wrong. They are like the weather; you can’t force them away. Acknowledge them and take action if they tell you that a change is necessary.” This was really helpful for me …
New York City is the greatest resource for outings big and small. Here are a few places I’ve been and enjoyed:
A few months back, I had an interesting exchange with my friend’s mother. We talked about my upcoming summer vacation and I told her how excited I was to go to Europe, especially since my memories and pictures of a previous trip continue to make me so happy. She told me that her daughter, who is several years older than …
An area of personal growth that I find challenging is remembering to think about others more consistently — acknowledging what’s going on in their lives, touching base, doing little things that make them feel cared for. You may know this already. I am perpetually trying to make this a priority, so today I made a list of some ideas to …
Recently I’ve been going through Journal to the Self, by Kathleen Adams, and learning about different journaling techniques. (This has been an ongoing fascination). I tried one of her ideas and it was so fun and helpful, I wanted to spread the word: character sketching. A character sketch is a written description of someone, which helps you get to …
Little gift-giving tip I discovered: It’s a lot more fun to choose gifts that you love. I like to give board books as baby gifts because I’m a language development nerd and reading to babies is so good for them! It helps builds connections in the brain and lays the foundation for literacy and learning. Babies love to hear the …
