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I miss working with my clients face to face. I miss the interaction with the client, helping them transport items to new “homes” other than the trash, hearing their stories and really listening to what’s going on in their world to know how to orient the organization session. I really miss the usual life of
For These Are Our Lives
אלו דברים שאדם אוכל פירותיהם בעולם הזה והקרן קיימת לעולם הבא: ואלו הן, כיבוד אב ואם, וגמילות חסדים, והשכמת בית המדרש שחרית וערבית, והכנסת אורחים, וביקור חולים, והכנסת כלה, ולוית המת,
Label What You’re Leaving
This cleaning marathon I’ve been on has me reacquainting myself with a wide variety of once hidden family treasures. It all started during the lockdown to combat the world coronavirus pandemic, which coincided with the time for an extensive spring/Passover cleaning.
Seven Steps to Mentschhood
Step #6
Part 2
דרכיה דרכי נועם וכל נתיבותיה שלום
The ways of the Torah are ways of pleasantness and all its pathways are peace.
(Mishlei 3:17)
Maxwell House Haggadahs and Latkes Mi'Dor L'Dor
Last week we celebrated Passover in a new way. For the first time, we sat alone at the Seders due to social distancing policies imposed by the government. We shared the rest of the eight day holiday with only those living in our home. As usual, however, our Seders were conducted using the highly
Things I Look Forward to Before Pesach
As a Jewish organizer, there are a few events I look forward to each year between Purim and Pesach.
I. One of my favorite services that I offer my Jewish clients is to carry away their shaimos. Shaimos may be defined as holy writings or objects that are no longer needed or
How to Keep Kids Safe Online
The internet can be a dangerous place for kids. What can start off as an innocent YouTube video viewing session can rapidly devolve. With so many links, suggested videos, and active users there to lure kids away from safe viewing material and into the darker, scarier portions of the web,
Children and Divorce: Religious Decision-Making After the Split
Within the Jewish community, which includes numerous levels and nuances of observance, children are sometimes raised with the tacit understanding that their parents may eventually leave not only the marriage, but also their level of religious observance or even the religion. This creates difficult-to-navigate issues regarding the
A Community United
If there was ever something to be thankful for, it’s for being part of this amazingly tight-knit Jewish community. Yes, that might be the reason why COVID-19 spread so fast among us, but it is certainly also the reason that after only two hours post isolation, I found myself part of an enormous group of parents navigating this uncertainty
Cultivating Creativity at the Shabbat Table
A research study asked 1,500 kindergarten children to come up with many different uses for paper clips, and 98% of children scored in the genius range on this task. When these same children were given the same task at intervals through elementary, middle and high school, their creativity ranking fell remarkably. As we age and become
Seven Steps to Mentschhood
Step #6, Part I
The ways of the Torah are ways of pleasantness and all its pathways are peace. (Mishlei 3:17)
We have learned which behaviors are right and which are wrong and when we must do even more for others than the law requires. We now turn to an even more
Seven Steps to Mentschhood, Step #5 Part 3
Step #5
Part 3
ועשית הישר והטוב בעיני ה׳
“You shall do what is right and what is good in the eyes of Hashem…”
Step # 5 teaches the importance of going beyond the
