February 22, 2025

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The Magic of “No”

Any reader who has attended one of my parenting workshops will be surprised to hear me touting the word no. My usual mantra, after all,

When I Grow Up

I went through many phases of “what I wanted to be when I grow up.” Loved dogs, so thought I wanted to be a veterinarian.

Pet Peeve

I am not a big fan of animals. I don’t really have the time to dedicate to grooming, cleaning, buying supplies, or feeding them, and

Nachshon or Dathan?

According to a Midrash of the Exodus, the sea did not split until Nachshon ben Aminadav waded into it up to his nose. In another

Understanding Fats

At a family get together, my brother-in-law requested that I write an article on fats—margarine, oil and butter. There had been a heated debate in

Obesity and the Jews

In Parshat Hazinu, we read in the song of Moses, “He fed him honey…and oil,cheese of cattle and milk of flocks; with the best of

Figuring Out Food Labels

Over the last 20 years the Food and Drug Administration has made food labels mandatory by law in an effort to improve the transparency of

THE SURVIVOR MITZVAH PROJECT

Los Angeles—Actress, film and television director Zane Buzby had a promising career. She appeared in a series of films and then went on to direct

I Don’t Like My Kids’ Friends

Consider the following exchange between Jack and his mother: Jack:I would really like to go to Brian’s house for a sleepover. A few other kids

Guilty For Punishing

Dear Rabbi Sam, I am a single mom with two teenage sons, ages 15 and 18.  My problem is that my oldest son who only

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