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Elana Rothberg
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E. Mandel
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Rivki Silver
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Shoshana Itzkowitz
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Elana Rothberg
FF Theme: Enduring Kindness
16 stories of gestures small and large, whose warmth lingers long afterward
Family First Readers
Podcast: Mars & Venus Leave Egypt
Episode 3: What is true beauty?
Miriam Kosman
Podcast: Mars & Venus Leave Egypt
Would you prefer to be the one taking the Jews out of Egypt...or Egypt out of the Jews?
Miriam Kosman
Baby Steps
I slowly wrote the rest of my reply, hit send, and opened up a world of possibilities
Helen Shere
Baby Steps
I should probably let the shul know that I won’t be available to host in a few months... But then again...
Helen Shere
True Colors
The only thing I thought I was good at was being lonely. And trust me, it’s not a good thing to be good at
Chaya Rosen
True Colors
Since when do fire alarms actually mean a fire?
Chaya Rosen
Tempo: Second Guessing
When I tell Shmuel that I want to host, he thinks I’m a few flowers short of a full bouquet
Ariella Schiller
Tempo: Second Guessing
All I can think is... Should I have done  anything differently?
Ariella Schiller
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He whirls from reach and shrieks at the slightest touch — untouchable from the youngest age

By Leah Weisborg

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I’m never actually present at these alleged family meetings, but given my children’s behavior, I’m 90 percent certain they do take place

By Hadassah Swerds

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The first words I heard weren’t, “Gut Shabbos,” but “Only the Kohanim in the Beis Hamikdash were allowed to be barefoot!”

By Lea Pavel

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Some moms are all grown up, raising children Mary Poppins-style. But the rest of us are raising our young while raising ourselves

By Mindy Berger

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I try to pull myself together, when I hear it. Somebody outside, strains of song. I open the window and a voice carries inside. “Mah nishtanah halaylah hazeh, halaylah hazeh…”

By Rivka Streicher

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Every emotion and thought overwhelmed me. Was this normal for a new mother?

By Tamar Farajian