What happens when an older child, who was until now the baby, needs to adjust to being the oldest? Here are some principles you should adopt.
A family with agriculture in their blood sees the blessings of their line of work in the run-up to Shavuot.
A bus was hired for family members to go to the graveside for burial and further psalms. The reserved private tour bus was equipped with reinforced windows to protect from rock-throwing.
Even when you are a mother yourself, or a grandmother – or in my case, a great-grandmother – her memory never leaves you, and her influence in your life is beyond calculation.
Risa Goldstein Shapiro moved to Israel twice. Now she looks forward to seeing the next generation grow up in Israel.
The grandfather supposedly blamed his daughter, the granddaughter's mother, for the entire incident. When it happened is unclear, but it reflects the issue of child trafficking.
When the bullets of the terrorists pierced the pure hearts of Maia, Rina and Lucy Dee, they had hoped to pierce our hearts as well. They didn’t understand that we as a people are unstoppable.
Addressing a popular secular Israeli society that was skeptical of calling events miraculous, David Ben-Gurion said, “A Jew who does not believe in miracles is not a realist."
Passover is a time for families to gather, to enjoy each other’s company and to recall the story of our shared ancient history.
Oftentimes, there appears to be a serious communication problem between the parent and the child. Below, I highlight some of the major points I have found helpful in my work with parents.