(Originally written for the Embrace Magazine, Issue 14) “Want to go away for Shabbos this week?” After ten years of marriage, I’m no longer surprised by my husband’s spontaneous—and to my mind, often wild—ideas. “Where to?” I ask. “There’s this place upstate that needs new shluchim. They want us to come this week to check… Continue reading The Story Behind Our Big Move
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What Really Is Education?
I'd like to talk about education. And I know what you're thinking. You're right - I'm not a teacher, or any sort of professional educator at all. I'm just a mother raising her kids as best as she can. But hear me out. I've learned, over this past decade of raising my children, that I… Continue reading What Really Is Education?
Aren’t five children enough?
I was surprised at my reaction. I mean, it may have sounded casual enough, but boy, was I taking this to heart.