Tag: kids
Danit Schusterman–Effectively Communicating with Kids Through The Power of Action-Oriented Love
Danit Schusterman was a Chabad Emissary in Maui, Hawaii before moving to New York. She is the author of "A Jewish Homeschool Blog" and the Maui Kosher cookbook.
Raindrops on Roses – Pull Up a Chair [audio]
Andrea's new segment called “My Jewish Hero”.
The Modern Jewish Home – Time for a Fresh Start! [audio]
Experts who will transform the way we spend our money, learn new skills, and how to inspire our kids.
Political Hitman – Are Dead Europeans Worth More Than Dead Middle Eastern Kids? [audio]
Is one child worth more that another child?
Getting Kids Into The Kitchen
I debated starting the kids with less-than-sharp-knives but there's really no point in doing that. If they are learning a skill, they might as well learn it right.
Show Me Your Driver’s License… [video]
The police officer was surprised to see the children driving down the highway.
Annals of Obesity: Israeli Kids Drink More Soda than Americans, Arabs More than Jews...
In Israel every fifth first grader (20%) is overweight, and by the seventh grade 30% — one in three children — are overweight.
Moms Go For Guinness Record In Kids Challah Bake
“We were able to bring together the Jewish community, regardless of level of observance,”
Aliyah and Keeping Young with Yisrael
After they made Aliyah, Randi discovered she was pregnant with Yisrael, who has Down syndrome.
Israeli Startup Helps Kids Manage Hanukkah Gelt
Just in time for Hanukkah, an Israeli startup is helping kids to handle their gelt responsibly.
My Soul Is On Fire (Part I)
Allan is a very troubled nineteen-year-old who has been coming to see me since August. Actually, I’m never sure if Allan will make it to the next appointment. Since we first met, I have been amazed at the amount of emotional turmoil and pain he is in. Every appointment seems to bring another “cry” for help. His anguish is noted by his constant crying and threats of harm to himself and others.
Gimme Five
This is U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sarah Baker with a group of children during a security halt in Qalat City, Afghanistan. Baker is...
Passover On The Beach In Palm Beach
Passover Resorts, which hosted Passover for 13 years at the Ritz Carlton Palm Beach and a couple of years at Loews South Beach, is back in South Florida at the spectacular Omphoy Ocean Resort & Spa on the beach in Palm Beach. This spectacular luxury hotel has 128 rooms and all are dedicated to Passover 2013.
Rockets on Gush Etzion – A Personal Story
We were walking to shul on Friday night when the siren went off. I had to quickly decide which was closer, running to shul, or running home...
How to Keep Up School Spirit!
My oldest daughter loves school. In fact, over the long holiday break, whenever her school was mentioned, she would say in a little sad...
Did Anybody Say ‘The Children of Gaza?’
A runaway hit twit right now is this one:
"Hamas Bumper Stickers: Baby Suicide bomber on board."
And a joke that's getting old already goes: Two...
100 Hamas Rockets Targeting Israeli Schoolchildren
It was a daunting, dismal weekend for Israel’s south, particularly for Israelis living in communities bordering the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Along with the rain, more than 100 Gaza rockets struck the south, wounding four Israelis and sending countless others into shock and trauma, while damaging homes, businesses and vehicles.
Title: Not My Kind? I Don’t Mind!
When the Fine family (not related to the Feiners from Alone in Africa!) move into a new neighborhood, the twin siblings named Nesanel (again, not related to Nesanel Feiner) and Nechama set out on a very important mission – finding friends to rescue them from their boredom.
Another Season In The Books/A Remarkable Brother-In-Law
What an unusual postseason it was.
The Yankees looked inept against the ferocious Tigers and the Tigers in turn looked toothless against the San Francisco Giants as they were swept in the World Series.
It’s Halloween, Let’s All Idol-Worship Tonight!
The law prohibiting our participation in gentile holidays and customs comes to protect our special Jewish holiness and cultural distinction.
Lucky Avraham Didn’t Have the Internet
After all, in Avraham’s time, there were savage Canaanites living in Eretz Yisrael. And there weren’t any kosher supermarkets back then, nor religious neighborhoods, nor Jewish Day Schools and yeshivot for the kids. In fact, there weren’t any Jews living there at all. Avraham would be the first. Who needed the hassle? It made a lot more sense to stay where he was, in Ur America, where everyone knew him, enjoying the good life with the goyim, wait for Moshiach, and pretend, via the Internet, that he was actually involved in building the Jewish State.
Jews Who Can’t Speak Hebrew
Did you have trouble reading the Hebrew? That’s exactly my point. Some readers say that I’m a crazy fanatic when I say that Diaspora Jews suffer from schizophrenia when it comes to their Jewish identity. For example, even though they are Jewish, many don’t know more than a few simple words in Hebrew. After all, Hebrew is the language of the Jewish People, not English, or German, or Russian, or Yiddish.
‘Setting Limits’
“Isn’t it ironic that kids whose parents fail to set and enforce limits feel unloved and angry? Although they tend to test and protest, we have learned over and over again that limits are what kids really want. Invariably, when we talk with out-of-control teenagers or adults who were juvenile delinquents and lucky enough to survive, we ask them, ‘If you could go back to when you were a child, what would you change?’ Most of them say something like, ‘I wish my parents had reeled me in when I was a kid. Why didn’t they make me behave?’
How Schools Prepare Kids to Fail in Business
I am a big believer in math. I studied many complex topics in college, and I think others should, too. But first teach kids practical math in school, and then if they decide to study further, only then start with the abstruse topics.
All’s Well That Ends Well
On August 29, 2011, I took my three kids to a New York Mets baseball game and was sitting in the front row. During the last inning, my 12-year-old son Eliezer was hit in the face by a line drive (the clip is on YouTube, “Baseball hits boy, Mets-Marlins”). He was rushed to the hospital and received eight stitches; he was discharged the next day.
Preparation is Key to a Successful Shabbat
"It is a Sabbath of Sabbaths for you, and you shall afflict yourselves, It is an eternal statute” (Vayikra 16:31). This is how our Torah sums up the upcoming experience of Yom Kippur: a Sabbath of all Sabbaths. Rather than use the more colloquially known "Yom HaKippurim," The Day of Atonement, the Torah reading of Yom Kippur morning uses the above term to summarize the twenty-five hour experience we are about to step into.
Healthy Family-Friendly Meals
How often does your family ask you: “What’s for dinner?” Here are some great ideas for traditional family favorites simply with a healthy makeover. Instead of being a short-order cook, follow these guidelines to help you prepare nutritious, delicious dinners everyone will enjoy.