Should Your Child Have an Online Presence?
Pin It I am blessed to be the mother of four wonderful boys. Three of them are teenagers. If you know me, you know that I am plugged into technology 24/6. I am online all the time, even when I sleep....
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Pin It Erev Yom Kippur is meant to be a day that culminates the spiritual preparations of the past 8 days – one where we really psych ourselves up for the fast beginning tonight. I, however, am not in...
View ArticleEven Our “Temporary” Home is Different
Pin It וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְּחַגֶּךָ… וְהָיִיתָ ×ַךְ שָׂמֵחַ V’Samachta b’chagecha…vehayita ach sameach And you shall rejoice in your Festival…and you will only...
View ArticleIs There a Bright Future for the KosherSwitch®?
Pin It Orthodox Judaism often struggles with new technology. Its top problem is a simple question: “Can you use this on Shabbat?” While this sometimes comes up with manual/mechanical items, any time...
View ArticleThe Official Jewish Mother’s Day
Pin It After the back to back celebrations in the Jewish month of Tishrei, many Jews look forward to a break in the month of Cheshvan, which is the only Jewish month without a festival. But this...
View Article“Once You Go Jack, You Never Go Back!” Interview with Alan Broner, Co-Owner...
Pin It Jack’s Gourmet premiered exactly one year ago at Kosherfest 2010 and after receiving rave reviews there was no turning back. This year, Jack’s Gourmet is bigger than ever and with Kosherfest...
View Article“Hodu” This Year in Israel
Pin It There is a lovely children’s book called Rivka’s First Thanksgiving by  Elsa Okon Rael (Margaret K. McElderry Books; 2001). Set in 1910’s, it is the story of a little girl on the Lower...
View ArticleJewish Education is Dead: Long Live Jewish Education
Pin It {EAV:d0011d30ff328718} Dr. Jonathan Woocher’s keynote presentation at the Union for Reform Judaism’s Biennial, “Education is Dead: Long Live Jewish Education” was a purposeful road map for Jews...
View ArticleYes. Palm Oil Truly IS Kosher.
Pin It It has become increasingly fashionable among some in my Jewish community to promote the notion that kosher food must be, what they call, “sustainable.” First, it is important to understand that...
View ArticleA Night at KFWE2012
Pin It When you look at the literary influences that I most admire (Poe, Hemmingway, and Thompson) you can’t help but notice a pattern. That pattern is one in which you have brilliant genera defining...
View ArticleTasting KFWE’s Gourmet Offerings
Pin It For the second year in a row, I attended the Kosher Food and Wine Expo. Last year the food was, if I remember correctly, delicious … but I had a 3 month old at the time, wasn’t getting much...
View ArticleA Response To Yitta Halberstam, Good Looking Jews And Jewish Mothers
Pin It Please keep a respectful and constructive tone in commenting and cross-posting. We all come from different backgrounds and we are not here to judge religious affiliations. Thank you! Earlier...
View ArticleA Plea to the Shidduch System
Pin It Everyone is hating on this article from the Jewish Press, and I absolutely agree with 99% of all the negative comments I’m reading from my friends. I feel, however, somewhat required to come to...
View ArticleMaking a Difference on Yom Ha’atzmaut
Pin It In Israel, you get used to seeing IDF soldiers everywhere: walking the streets, on patrols, at the Machsom (road checkpoint). They are always on duty, ready to help. Sometimes, they respond to...
View ArticleIs Our Problem The Technology Or The Users?
Pin It A good player doesn’t blame his equipment when he drops the ball. He knows that rain or shine, it’s up to him to make the play. Is technology truly ripping apart the Torah World? Is the...
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