http://www.chabad.org/search/keyword.asp?kid=10057 Newest articles written by Jessica Klein Levenbrown Copyright 2005, Chabad.org - Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center, all rights reserved. http://www.chabad.org/media/images/50/CtRx507451.gif 130 52 http://www.chabad.org Sat, 6 Oct 2007 12:00:00 EST Sat, 6 Oct 2007 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=569448 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=569448 I knew my election was quite an honor, and that my parents were very proud. I was simply scared. But I didn't tell anyone, of course. That would reveal far too much insecurity... Sat, 6 Oct 2007 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=550286 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=550286 For us, it was, indeed, a life-changing moment. But in truth, there wasn't much to report about the whole event. It was a textbook delivery of a healthy baby girl... Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=507768 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=507768 My little girl, who just yesterday was crawling on my kitchen floor, is going to be a mommy. How is that possible? She can’t even make dentists appointments for herself... Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=474523 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=474523 I keep promising to try to focus on some of the benefits of this particularly feminine growth experience of menopause. And I’m not succeeding. So, I do what I always do when I go through a lifecycle moment... Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=444186 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=444186 My daughter got married a little over a month ago, and for the first time, we are trying to learn a new way to relate. Let me rephrase that. I am trying to learn a new way to relate... Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=440994 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=440994 I had signed up for J-date, the on-line Jewish dating service, and I was getting frustrated with the whole experience. From the music industry braggart with the purple Jaguar to the seventy-five year old who’d claimed to be fifty, the prospects were disappointing... Thu, 2 Nov 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=417665 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=417665 What’s the difference between opting out and giving up? Why do I think it was okay for me to abandon the ski slope at forty-five while I find it terribly sad that my bachelor brother-in-law may, at the same age, decide it’s time to stop searching for a wife? Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=404905 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=404905 My tears mixed with the waters of the Mikvah, enveloping me in a warmth and love I had never experienced before. I knew I had come to the right place, at the right time, for myself, my family, and for G-d. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=382424 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=382424 Normally, I’d send her flowers for Mother’s Day, but this year I’m taking the opportunity to write her a letter. I hope she reads it and understands how much I truly value her... Wed, 3 May 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=377389 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=377389 There was jealousy. There was anger. There was even resentment and pain. But there was also love and support and encouragement and advice, not from two parents, but from four. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:00:00 EST