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TheJewishWoman.org Update: August 30, 2009

 Stories of Return
How a Workaholic Control Freak Learned to Relax — Adventures in Shabbat

I come up with excuses for the way I live my life. I power-walk so fast I plow down pedestrians—without remorse. I tell myself it's not my fault they can't keep up with foot traffic, not my fault they can't keep up with life. Life is moving fast and if you slow down, well… I didn't know what would happen since I'd never really tried it...
 Abuse
When the Bruises Can't Be Seen — Living with Emotional Abuse

We're a well-thought-of family—we are considered bright and successful, with good mannered children who are a joy to have in class. But we have a terrible secret...
 Jewish Women You Should Know
Neria Cohen — Coloring Our World

The women gathering in the lobby shared a buzz of excitement. They were a broad mix of ages, backgrounds and styles, from the soccer mom suburbanites to the funky hipsters to the accomplished professionals...
 Video
Apple Berry Cobblers — Quick and Kosher

This delicious dessert is perfect for the Rosh Hashanah table: the apples are reminiscent of one of the holiday's themes, and cobblers are a nice break in the midst of 2 days of very heavy foods...
 The Month of Elul
Organizing Your Spiritual Growth

 Editorial & Commentary
Removing the Dark Lenses

I used to look at the world through dark lenses. That's the reason I like wearing sunglasses, I suppose. They enable you to reach your destination without looking too closely at what goes on around you. It allows you to center yourself in your own little world...
 Reflections
System Restore — The Time Machine

Being that my job requires me to work on a computer, it's naturally assumed by my family members and friends that I'm an all around computer maven, one that will certainly be able to save them from any PC related bug or disaster...

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Dear Rachel
My son recently remarried and his new wife has three children from her previous marriage. Her three children are close in age with my son's three children. In addition to us being a bit overwhelmed and trying to adapt to this new Brady Bunch situation, I am not sure how to really integrate my new grandchildren into our lives...
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