43…Here I Come, Baby

43…Here I Come, Baby

It was a big year. 42 was the year I made the decision to leave my job. A dream job in a lot of ways (not so much in other ways). At 42 I made the choice to leave steady employment in order to reconnect with my life outside of work; as much a leap as it was...
Almost Car Accidents And Gratitude Road

Almost Car Accidents And Gratitude Road

My son almost got hit by a car tonight. (Breathe Mom, I said almost. He’s fine, I promise). We were leaving a friend’s house after a very sweet shabbat meal. We were a big group; me and 8 kids, it was dark – the tippy-tail end of shabbat- and we were...
How to Throw an Awesome Bat Mitzvah

How to Throw an Awesome Bat Mitzvah

Have an awesome kid. Raise her right. Instill good values. Sweeten her Torah. Show her what is Ahavat Israel really means. Allow her plenty of opportunities to see herself the way that you, her loving parents, see her. Ask bat mitzvah girl what she wants to do. Do...
Thanks For The Mammaries

Thanks For The Mammaries

I’m on my way to get an ultrasound. Of my boobs. I am trying to stay cool and collected, and remember the doc’s emphasis about this being a “precautionary measure just to confirm that everything is fine,” but my heart has gone rogue and abandoned rationale in favor of...