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November 26, 2006 | | Celebrating Jewish Womanhood |  | The Contributing Factor
— Fulfilling Our Potential as Creative Women
By Chana Kroll
A woman must cultivate a relationship with her Creator and use her mind to its fullest capacity. Only then, asserts the Akeidat Yitzchak, can a woman fulfill her second role as Chava, 'mother of all life', a role which crowns the role of isha. | | Dealing with Challenge |  | Just a Neighbor Down the Street
By Melody Masha Pierson
And here I stood sobbing over this plant and this card with my friend who had just come over for coffee. Why? How am I courageous? This woman has lived through so much more upheaval than I could imagine... | | Women on the Weekly Torah Portion |  | Rachel and Leah: Two Destinies, Two Worlds
— Parshat Vayeitzei
By Chana Weisberg
What is the mystery of the spiritual qualities represented by these two sisters? What was the secret cosmic schism that would span centuries of history? | | Friendship |  | Unable to be Supportive
My best friend has recently been diagnosed with cancer. My mother died of the very same type two years ago. I want to be there for her, but I am so scared to go through all the pain and suffering again... | | Dealing with Challenge |  | Riva, Rita, Rima...
— What's the Difference?
By Riva (Shapiro) Raskin
I would be asked what my name is, to which I would respond "Riva." I would then be called a "Judovka," and have rocks thrown at me... | | Recipes for Making Great Meals |  | Holy Whole Wheat
By Elana Mizrahi
My son and husband eat brown rice, whole-wheat bulgur, rye pasta, quinoa, spelt bread,
and whole wheat cookies because that’s the only thing I make or buy for them and
the only thing I eat myself | | Humor |  | It's a New Year
By Jerry Farris
As we age, what was bad in earlier years doesn’t seem so terrible now. So, if another year comes and goes, and I can’t remember everything I did, that’s okay. As long as I didn't say or do anything to hurt someone... | | Poems About Spirituality | | | I Think About You
By Deborah Wohl
Lying here on my bed,
In the midst of the night
Wide awake to the beauty
And power of your love
With my heartfelt prayers... |
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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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