Timeless Wisdom, Practical Guidance

I’m sitting on a blanket at the edge of a field, scribbling a word or two every few minutes. (If this ends up shorter than usual, you’ll...

People often assume that good parenting means long hours of quality time and constant interaction. Moms may feel guilty for every moment...

One of the most delightful and exhausting aspects of parenthood is the never-ending stream of questions from our children. Why is it...

Social media is flooded with posts suggesting, and sometimes outright stating, that if a mom parents the "right" way, her child will grow...

Parshas Vayakhel (Exodus 35:1-38:20) begins with Moshe (Moses) gathering the entire nation of Israel to hear Hashem’s (God’s)...

The greatest gift we can give our children isn’t a perfect life—it’s the ability to find joy in an imperfect one. That’s Purim’s lesson.

When the prophet Shmuel (Samuel) was a young boy, his mother lovingly sewed a robe for him each year (I Samuel 2:19). A bystander,...

The request from a young mother told a familiar story. Her sweet, adorable toddler was hijacking her nights—every night. To this...

Every Friday morning, my children and I set aside our homeschooling studies to prepare for Shabbos (Sabbath) together. With music playing...

Parenting is one of life’s most challenging yet rewarding tasks and every decision we make shapes the future of our children. In the...

Mrs. Henny Machlis (1957-2015) was a remarkable woman who, alongside her husband, Rabbi Mordechai Machlis, opened their Jerusalem home to...

A typical conversation with a neighborhood mom begins, “I don’t know how you homeschool.” She often continues, “My life feels upside down when school is canceled for snow and everyone’s home together. I can’t imagine how you manage that every day.” What she doesn’t realize (though I’m quick to explain) is that I, too, wouldn’t know how to homeschool if every day felt like a surprise snow day. The key to running a smooth homeschool is the same principle that keeps schools and