Month: March 2021

Yo siempre estaba tan orgullosa de mí misma. Intentaba no cambiarme a algo más cómodo apenas entraba a la casa. Siempre creí que mi esposo debería ver la mejor versión de mí misma, no mis vecinos, amigas o alumnas, y ciertamente no la cajera en el supermercado. Incluso en aquellas ocasiones en las que sí… Continue reading Mi atuendo en casa durante el corona

I was reading an article the other day and I couldn’t stop crying. It was so moving. You’re probably imagining what it was about – children in trouble or battling a potentially fatal disease or addiction or abuse or all of the above, a Holocaust survivor’s tale or a similar tale of tragedy. But I… Continue reading In Jersey City, A Remarkable Kindness

Parenting is not about negotiation. Parents are in charge and children have to learn how to listen and obey. Parents don’t have to compromise or offer concessions – but yet smart parents don’t rule their home highhandedly. They try not to be overbearing and – if they’re really wise – they do everything they can… Continue reading How to Defuse a Power Struggle with Finesse

El 10 de Tevet es uno de los cuatro días de ayuno que conmemora tiempos oscuros en la historia judía. Los otros son Tishá B’Av (el día de la destrucción de ambos Templos en Jerusalem), el 17 de Tamuz (el día en que Tito y sus tropas romanas derribaron el muro defensivo de Jerusalem en… Continue reading El 10 de Tevet

Amos* and eighteen of his fellow IDF soldiers were spending Yom Kippur just meters away from the Syrian border when the 1973 war broke out. They fought for 100 hours straight against an overpowering enemy and unrelenting firepower, and survived. They are the heroes of Outpost 107. This is their story. Outpost 107, code-named ‘Portugal’… Continue reading Valley of Tears: The True Story of Outpost 107

Regarding the unprecedented development of two new vaccines in less than a year with over 90% efficacy, with the promise of eradicating the coronavirus global pandemic in the very near future, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar called the moment “nothing short of a medical miracle”. Jews could not help but note the startling… Continue reading When Covid is Over: The Hidden Blessings of 2020