Adina Roth is a writer,Jewish educator and clinical psychologist in Johannesburg,South Africa.She is co-founder of the Jozi Partnership minyan and Chair of Limmud South Africa.You can find more of her musings on parenthood,Judaism and food on her blog,www.wordpress.jewgal.com.
Eight years ago on first night of Hanukkah,I gave birth to my first child.Afterwards we joked that she was determined to be born on Hanukkah.With a 37-hour labour,it seemed that this little one…was waiting for night to turn to day to turn to night.She emerged with the arrival of the lights and miracles festival.And she was our miracle baby.For a day or so,I was on a birthing and mother's high.Completely intoxicated with my child,recapping the highs and lows of the birthing…>> Read More