My children became B'nai Mitzvah this weekend. It was a wonderful event. So happy and filled with family and friends. And I was so proud of my kids. Qvelling, as my people say. A lot of people have already asked for a copy of the speech I gave to my kids. So here it is. Continue Reading
Things Parents Say When Their Kids Come Home From Sleepaway Camp
Seven weeks. That's how long my kids were away at sleepaway camp. If that sounds crazy to you, you either didn't go to camp yourself, or you aren't Jewish. Jews do sleepaway. Deal with it. I don't know how it started. Maybe it was because when many of the camps began, at the start of the 20th Continue Reading
Bar Mitzvah Blues
My twins will be having their B'nai Mitzvah - that's a Bar/Bat Mitzvah for two - just over a year from now. But this being NY, and me being neurotic, I've already started planning. Oy. Continue Reading