Parenthood is all about love and laughter until you’re staring down a third-grade math problem that somehow makes you question your entire education, [...]

The Jewish calendar and life cycle rituals offer us many opportunities for new beginnings: a new start after each Shabbat, new year [...]

וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ וְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּ וּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ עַל־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָֽתַן־לָֽךְ(Deuteronomy 8:10)When you have eaten your fill, give thanks to your God יהוה for the [...]

Holiday gatherings offer us the space for quality time with family, and chosen family, that we are often too busy to enjoy. [...]

“Gratitude is not a passive response to something we have been given, Gratitude arises from paying attention, From being awake in the [...]

The Jewish children’s book Molly’s Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen is a heartwarming piece about acceptance, identity, and understanding the true origins and meaning of Thanksgiving. [...]

“Rabbi Akiva says sing every day; sing every day” (Sanhedrin 99a-99b). The sages of our tradition rarely repeated words unless there was something [...]

Throughout my childhood, my dad would periodically share with me and my brother, Lee, about where he was and what he was [...]

Every Thursday morning in our 5th and 6th grade tefillah, we sing Psalm 150. The ancient words are no stumbling block for our [...]