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‘Queen of Kindie Rock' Laurie Berkner on Jewish Identity & Motherhood
I lived in L.A.15年来,so I've seen my fair share of celebrities.我学会了随便假装没注意到他们,抵制要求照片或签名的冲动。但是当劳丽… 前几天,伯克纳的公关联系了我,all that gentility went out the window.“噢,噢,噢,噢,噢!!!!!Laurie Beeeeerkneeeer!" I squealed like a teenage fanboy at a "Star Wars" premiere.I had a few days to prepare for meeting the woman who People Magazine deigned "The Queen of Children's Music," and I presumed I'd be…>> Read More给孩子们讲授慈善是很困难的,但这可能会奏效。
I recently had a conversation with a friend about how to teach our children the concept of tzedakah.As parents we set expectations for our children in so many areas,从平凡到… profoundly existential.At the top of my list,我想教我的孩子们感谢生命的祝福,compassion for those less fortunate,以及加入爱与支持社区的重要性。ios下载beplayShaping my children's worldview will affect how they treat others long after I am gone,包括他们如何抚养自己的孩子,因此…>> Read MoreWhat Makes This Rosh Hashanah Different From All Others?
While settling into our new house this summer,我打开了几个封了很久的箱子,里面的东西早就忘了。Some contained treasures I was thrilled to find again… and others were filled with junk that made me wonder why I had schlepped them around for so many years.But two boxes in particular,被“易碎”的标签窒息,从数千英里的旅行中脱落,stood out from all the rest.They were waiting for this house,this moment,for the big…>> Read More我被社会媒体上的校车恐怖故事吓坏了
I have watched the stream of first-day-of-school photos flood social media these last couple of weeks,and all these beautiful,闪闪发光的孩子们,精心挑选的微笑太大而不能失败… 背包让我期待着儿子明年开学。对我来说,我儿子第一天上学的决定性时刻是我看着他上车挥手告别,直到汽车转弯。Until a few days ago,我最大的疑虑是他…>> Read MoreHow Do I Teach My Suburban Kids to be Environmentally Conscious?
My husband is vegan,我们把孩子当作素食者抚养,and we even started our own vegan cheese company.但我有一个忏悔:在许多与食物有关的问题上,我仍然很不幸地一无所知。… environmental issues.Food labels,GMOs,and the intricacies of recycling and composting intimidate me,然而,我想让我自己和我的孩子们优先考虑这些问题。I want eco-consciousness ingrained in them from an early age,much like I want them to enjoy physical activities and speak a second language.我知道…>> Read MoreReally,Esquire?我42岁了,现在你告诉我我很热?
I am 42.Many of us have read Tom Junod's Esquire article,“赞美42岁的妇女。”在信中,作者宣称42岁是今年女性最迷人的年龄。… 我!>> Read MoreJennifer Weiner On Her New Book,她男朋友和带圣诞老人嫉妒的花呢
Thirteen years ago,a friend gave me a book to read saying that I would love it.And I did.A curvy,一个犹太女孩,有一只神经质的狗,正在和医生约会?检查,检查,and check.我感觉到了… 与坎尼·夏皮罗和创造她的女人有着直接的亲属关系。接下来的每本书都是詹妮弗·韦纳写的,我,还有成千上万的女人,fell deeper in love with her heroines and their creator. I sat down with Jen to discuss her fantastic new book," All Fall Down," about a suburban mommy blogger who…>> Read MoreAfter Years of Upheaval,We Finally Have a Home
The early milestones in my life were not happy ones,围绕死亡和位移。I also was sick for part of my early adulthood and the years blended together into a blur without any… milestones to mark the passage of time.所以,when I met my husband just over four years ago,就好像我的生活又开始加速了。我想我们的里程碑已经弥补了损失的时间。差不多四年前我有了我们的儿子13个月前我们的…>> Read MoreThe Twins Are Turning One!
I walked into a baby mega-store the other day and passed the clothes section.Out of the corner of my eye I saw something that made me stop in my tracks…the tiniest onesie 3-pack on a… hanger.我简直不敢相信它有多小,还检查了它的大小:新生儿。我立刻感到喉咙里有个肿块。我的宝贝们,我的小女儿们,几乎一年前,婴儿连体衣的巨大价值已经浮出水面。I was momentarily stunned at the recollection of how small they had been and got ferklempt as I…>> Read MoreBecoming A Mom Has Dumbed Me Down
很难承认真相。But I can no longer hide behind "官网下载beplay体育ios版pregnancy brain" or "I am still within the first year of twins." I am absent-minded,不记得22岁以后的事了… seconds ago,不能深入地谈论任何非妈妈的话题。做母亲使我变得迟钝。Ask me how I am doing and I am likely to answer with a blank stare while I process your question.我没有时间锻炼身体,much less my brain!我担心是…>> Read MoreUpdate: Crown Market Is Back in Business
I recently wrote about my local kosher market's announcement that it was closing after 74 years in business and how devastating the news was to so many people in our community.我后悔没有… 经常去那里购物,希望我有机会做不同的事情。But how often do we get second chances in life?以我的社区为荣,感谢我们的领导们的到来,we all have that second chance in the Greater Hartford area.我们心爱的皇冠市场已经被拯救了,和…>> Read More我当地的犹太市场正在关闭,我也是原因之一。
My community's beloved Crown Market--serving the Greater Hartford community for 74 years with kosher products,butcher,deli-style prepared foods,and catering--announced this morning it… was closing its doors.这里的犹太社区正陷入困境。Increased competition in the area is cited as the cause but the horrifying truth is I am the cause.我们都是事业。我选择在新社区沃尔玛购物,因为我们想省钱。What I realize now,太多了…>> Read More为什么我把一些犹太人的学问加在我的过度安排的生活中?
I am undoubtedly overwhelmed,overextended,在任何特定的日子里都会变得太薄,at any given moment.一个3岁的儿子,almost 10-month-old twin daughters,a home to maintain,a small business… 我们在努力成长,a new photography venture,要写的文章,烹饪俱乐部,其他一些活动都让我的生活变得异常混乱和美妙。Then why did I commit myself to one more thing?因为,if you notice the list above,there was nothing dedicated to being Jewish.我承诺…>> Read More我们认为“艾文·格雷”是独一无二的
卡拉和她的丈夫亚历克斯认为,他们为儿子选了一个独特而有意义的名字,这是班上其他孩子都不会选的。Turns out,在互联网上搜索“aiven”之后… Gray," they stumbled upon another baby with the same name.他们找到了黛娜(妈妈)。下面你会发现这两个人在沉思他们的名字巧合。卡拉四年前的故事,我放弃了避孕。我的未婚夫和我决定把它留给机会,当我们玩家庭游戏时…>> Read MoreAll Three Kids Are Asleep & Happy.How Did This Happen?
我又像青蛙一样醒来了。Remnants from my cold on Thanksgiving,我想。但是当我坐在床上的时候,喝我丈夫给我带来的咖啡,with my son ensconced in… my lap playing on his iPad,我的思绪不在我无法摆脱的难缠的喉咙上,更确切地说,on how,for the first time in a long time,我觉得我在这个育儿的世界里做了一些正确的事情。That somehow,something I did,或者没有这样做,实际上是…>> Read MoreBirth Control for the Over 40 Set?
This is ridiculous.我快42岁了,我正面临着避孕的困境。How did THAT happen?!I got pregnant with my son almost four years ago by batting my eyelashes at my… 未婚妻Fertile myrtle,right?没那么多。Secondary infertility set in,and after there were hormones injected into my rump,我想不起来有更多的人造阴茎凸轮,and a two-year stretch of nothing but miscarriages,我又被撞倒了。With twins.我总是想知道这对双胞胎是天生的还是天生的…>> Read More这种可怕的分离焦虑阶段何时结束?
Almost every morning my heart is broken.OK,five days a week to be exact.For almost all of last year and so far this year too,把我3岁的儿子送去学校是件悲惨的事,… unequaled in torment and misery--until the next day.It reminds me of Prometheus' punishment for stealing fire from Zeus,但我不太确定为什么我应该受到公众的指责。The sweet little girl who also had a tough time parting from her mama now runs off to play with her friends.另一个男孩…>> Read MoreNursing Twin Preemies is Not Easy But So Worth It
In honor of World Breastfeeding Week,I am inspired to publicly declare that I breastfeed and ios下载beplaysupport other mothers who nurse their children.My twin girls were born just over 12 weeks ago.他们… arrived five weeks early and were so small and fragile that I had to learn how to hold a baby all over again.作为先驱,它们被自动放置在新生儿重症监护室,不携带调节体温的体脂。因此,until my milk started to flow,I agreed to supplement my…>> Read MoreI Caught My Husband Sneaking Formula to the Twins
I have realized in the last few weeks that one of the biggest challenges of having twins is feeding them.They seem to eat all the time,日以继夜,尤其是在生长激增的时候… 穿胸罩似乎没用。I am fortunate that I didn't have any challenges nursing my son three years ago and I am not having any serious issues with my girls now.我的女儿们出生后一小时内就锁好了,我的牛奶在第三天就进了(尽管我剖腹产了……>> Read More也许感谢卡也不错
差不多两年前,I wrote about my disdain for writing thank you cards,and I still have an issue with the premise that thank you cards should be required or expected.我们不应该给… a gift,do a favor,or extend a kindness without an expectation of receiving something in return?我们需要感谢卡结构来让我们感觉良好吗?奖励?Acknowledged?To this day I resent my family for forcing me to write engagement,婚礼,and baby shower thank you cards.我特别讨厌…>> Read More怀着双胞胎:最后一段
好,here I am,in the home stretch of what seems like a two-year journey.The twins will be arriving soon.I'm so large and awkward I feel like a freak of nature.My lungs are being crushed and… 一天好几次我喘不过气来。If my husband or son gets too close I feel claustrophobic and can't breathe.我的内心空间太小了,我需要通过在周围多留些空间来弥补。I wake up in the middle of the night gasping for air,…>> Read MoreTwins Are Coming & I Am Freaking Out
I am really starting to freak out.生双胞胎的后勤工作,a toddler,对我们来说太小的房子,经营一家家庭企业让我很苦恼,你看,we have no family around to help.… 这里的社区很好,but they cannot possibly be here eight hours a day for several weeks as I heal from a probable C-section,试着照顾两个新生儿,and take care of my son who will be 2 1/2 years old.I won't be able to lift much for six to eight weeks…>> Read MoreAll My Little Girl Dreams Are Coming True
This past week I celebrated my third wedding anniversary.因为我生病卧床,我有时间思考这几年,我今天的处境如何,以及不太可能… journey it has been...还记得你小的时候,你梦见自己的生活会是一个童话吗?I forgot about those dreams until a few years ago.这是2009年的阵亡将士纪念日周末,经过一段时间的约会后,我很高兴。星期五晚上的约会很棒!Great date…>> Read MoreAnd You Thought Getting Pregnant Was the Surprise
Last week,Cara shared with us that due to sheer will and obsessive fertility tracking,她怀孕了。这周她分享了她成功故事的其余部分,我感到很谨慎。… optimistic when those faint pink lines appeared.I continued to POAS (pee on a stick) several times a day.I knew from my past experiences that a faint pink line could fade away after two or three days so I watched and waited tentatively to see if the lines would fade or get darker.My…>> Read More送货上门
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