Category Archives: parenting
Staycation
For my family, a “staycation” is code for many things. It’s code for, we can’t afford a vacation right now. It’s also code for, we will stay in the cold and snowy, damp and dark Chicago winter instead of soaking … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Love, Mindfulness, parenting, Uncategorized
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Kol Nidre: You Have Permission
[To the tune of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood theme song] It’s a beautiful eve in the sanctuary, a solemnly evening in the synagogue. I’m glad you’re here, I’m glad to share, this holy day with you. I was 36 years old … Continue reading
Marching With The Next Generation: Women’s March Chicago 2017
My 12 year old says she doesn’t feel well and is not going to march. Her sister says the same thing and their brother says they must go. He yells at them, “All our rights are at stake!” After a few minutes … Continue reading
Posted in civil discourse, parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged #whyimarch #womensmarchCHI, Women's March
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Elul 1 Travel. No matter how many plans we make, how prepared we think we are, when it comes to travel (and yes, I know, with life too) we never know what adventure lies before us. Recently, after a three-hour wait that … Continue reading
Posted in elul, forgiveness, Gratitude, High Holidays, Love, parenting, Teshuva
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Hearing Loss and Love
I’m a little embarrassed to report that for the past year, I’ve been asking people to repeat themselves in conversation with me. I have been demanding that my kids stop mumbling. While on the bima, I felt ashamed that I … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Mindfulness, parenting, Uncategorized, vulnerability
Tagged acceptance, Don Miguel Ruiz, gratitude, hearing loss, love, vulnerability
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Pictures on the Second Day of School
Yesterday my three kids and I were running late. It is not uncommon for us to be behind schedule on a school day, but yesterday was the first day of school! I wanted it to be a morning of calm. … Continue reading
Posted in Mindfulness, parenting
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Vacation. Home & Heart
Day One of vacation. We have been gathering in the same vacation spot, around the same time with members of Kyle’s family for years. When we arrive here we are greeted with “welcome home.” Its always a bit odd to … Continue reading
2014 Rosh Hashanah Sermon~Two Days Before the Bat Mitzvah: An Ethical Will to Our Children
G, our twelve and a half year old daughter’s Bat Mitzvah is in a few days: Two Days actually. It is on Shabbat Shuva, the Shabbat in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This, as you know is not the … Continue reading
Posted in holidays, Mindfulness, parenting, sermons
Tagged Bat Mitzvah, Children, Ethical Wills, High Holidays, Israel, Mindful Parenting, parenting, Rosh Hashana, Rosh Hashanah Sermon
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Celebrate School Spirit (of Self)
My three children have participated in exactly two school spirit days. One in 2010 and the other in 2013 the years of the Blackhawk’s Stanley Cup Championships. School Spirit Day; a day designed to generate a sense of solidarity and camaraderie fails miserably … Continue reading
Ayin Tova: To See The Good 
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