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May 9 2013
Why Does My Daughter Suddenly Hate Her Swimming Lessons?
I need a little advice, folks. My daughters are currently enrolled in the Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy at our local JCC. It’s a great program, and I’m very happy with it (and not just because I don’t have to get … Continue reading →
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May 8 2013
Mamaleh’s Day Gifts: What Carla Wants
Need some Mother’s Day gift inspiration? We’re asking our contributing editors the three things they want (and the one thing they can’t actually buy). Here’s what Carla Naumburg is hoping for this year. 1. Pewter and Maple Hamsa by Emily Rosenfeld Ever … Continue reading →
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May 3 2013
Friday Night: 30 Ways to Make Yourself Happier This Shabbat
Let’s face it, folks. April sucked this year. In case you’ve forgotten just how colossally terrible it was, let me refresh your memory. My town got bombed, and then my family and I were put on lockdown during a manhunt … Continue reading →
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Apr 30 2013
Would it Really Help to Measure My Breast Milk?
A new invention recently developed by an Israeli start-up can measure the amount of milk in your breast before and after you nurse your child, thereby telling you how much milk your baby is getting. I would have given my … Continue reading →
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Apr 26 2013
Friday Night: My Husband is an Atheist and He’ll Do Shabbat
I remember our first night as a family of three. We were in a small hospital room, just large enough to hold a bed for me, a cot for my husband, and a small bassinet for our daughter. I had … Continue reading →
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Apr 19 2013
Friday Night: It’s Almost Shabbat & We’re on Lockdown
Last night my husband and I sat on the couch together and watched reruns of Saturday Night Live. Melissa McCarthy was hilarious. We laughed. It was good to laugh. I was glad to have my husband home after he was … Continue reading →
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Apr 16 2013
After Boston, All I Have Left to do is Pray
Our governor has asked everyone in Massachusetts to be on a heightened state of alert in the wake of the bombing at the Boston Marathon yesterday. I can do that. I’ve been in a heightened state of alert since I … Continue reading →
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Apr 8 2013
The Holocaust, Through the Stories of my Grandmother
Today is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. For more on talking to your kids about the Holocaust, click here. I was probably in the second or third grade when I asked my mother what a swastika looked like. We were sitting at … Continue reading →
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Mar 29 2013
Friday Night: Closer to Freedom than Ever
I was standing on my front step, shaking out the hallway rug as part of my Passover cleaning, when the thought suddenly appeared in my mind, in large bold letters that erased everything else I had been thinking about. “I … Continue reading →
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Mar 18 2013
My Passover Change of Attitude
When it comes to Jewish holidays, family, and children, Passover is the Big Kahuna. There’s no question that there’s something for the kids in almost every holiday: presents and gelt at Hanukkah, costumes at Purim, running around the yard at … Continue reading →
