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December 3, 2006 | | Dealing with Challenge |  | Rachel's Tears
By Ester Katz Silvers
As an eighteen year-old college student, I had only begun to wade in the waters of Jewish observance when I made my first visit to Israel in 1972... | | Editorial & Commentary |  | "F" is for "Freedom!"
By Sara Hecht
He kept mentioning “Freedom Rules,” and that’s where he really got me thinking. How can there be rules in Freedom? | | Biblical Women |  | A Jewish Mother
By Aliza Silberstein
Suddenly, amidst all the noise, a wail pierced through the heavens. Mama Rachel, hearing her children’s cries, began weeping bitterly for her children. She was inconsolable. Her children were in pain! | | Parenting & Family Issues |  | Chanukah Presents
By Sarah Zadok
I am having a very hard time, as the holidays approach, with teaching my children the beauty of Chanukah and not having them see it as a Jewish x‑mas. I know it has become somewhat of a tradition to give children gifts during Chanukah, but is this really a Jewish custom? | | Challah |  | Risin' to the Occasion
By Chana Perman
My dear friend Edith treats my challah like an esteemed, albeit mercurial, family member. She often tells me that she can taste the energy and love I pour into my baking... | | Joys and Challenges |  | Out of the Mouths of Babes
By Rivkah Pontos
Drawing from my family experience, and those of my friends, I want to share some of these precious moments spoken with such innocence that it warms our heart and makes us chuckle out loud... | | Reflections |  | The Daffodil Principle
By Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards
We walked up to the house. On the patio, we saw a poster. "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking" was the headline. The first answer was a simple one."50,000 bulbs," it read. The second answer was... | | Poems about Expression | | | Who Am I?
By Faigie Rabin
Who am I you may well ask
I really wish I knew
If I am not myself at all
Then maybe I am you |
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Our 10-year-old son is a very sensitive boy. My husband is not an overly sensitive person. He has very little patience for our son’s gentle nature; in fact, he calls him a wimp...
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