My followers have asked for “low-energy” mishloach manot ideas, so I have created mishloach manot shopping lists. Everything can be ordered on Amazon or Target Curbside Pickup. Mishloach manot or shalach manos are gifts of food that are giving during Purim. It is one of the four mandatory mitzvot to celebrate the holiday. The others […]
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It is traditional to bless our children on Friday night when we start Shabbat. The prayer begins with a line that is different depending on whether you have a female child or a male child. I have combined these portions to create the nonbinary, Blessing The Children – Gender Neutral. The gender-specific version of the
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We are a Jewish family and although we don’t celebrate Christmas, there is no way to avoid the influence of this holiday on our lives. I wanted to share with you how I help my Jewish kids deal with Christmas envy. I have a couple of different ways that I go about talking to my
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Does anyone else feel like Hanukkah has turned into eight nights of gimmes instead of eight nights of celebrating Hanukkah? Here is my best advice for creating a Hanukkah that’s not about presents. What is the purpose of Hanukkah? Sometimes to get back to the real meaning of things, you need to take things down
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