April 2, 2013
1:12 pm

Traditions Taught Me by My Children

To My Dear Sons: As I was changing the house over after Pesach, it occurred to me just how many of our Jewish family traditions were perpetuated by my dear......

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January 29, 2013
9:28 am

Dear Son: Your wedding is really none of your business.

To My Dear Sons: Basking in the glow of our most recent simcha seems like a great opportunity to......

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December 5, 2012
9:13 pm

Life sucks.

To my dear sons: Life sucks. Pardon the vernacular. But that is just a fact. The rabbis even determined, yonks ago, that it would have been better for man not to......

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November 27, 2012
3:02 pm

The Life-Enhancing Power of Gratitude, Part One

To My Dear Sons, They say......

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October 25, 2012
12:43 pm

Yarden’s ride, Stella’s fight

To My Dear Sons: Family and community are everything. All of your other accomplishments in life, save for those that improve the lives of other human beings, will be meaningless at......

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September 9, 2012
8:39 am

Siblings: Slaying the Green-Eyed Dragon

To My Dear Sons, Some people think that the only way to keep their children happy is to be sure that when any one child receives something, they all get......

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August 6, 2012
3:02 pm

Guns and Knives: Are we creating dangerous men?

To My Dear Sons, Should boys play with guns? Maybe the question is -- how should......

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May 20, 2012
9:35 am

The Dream Crushers

To My Dear Sons, Lately, young people have been asking my advice, as if I knew something. (This cracks me up. As you get older, the wisest thing about you......

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March 25, 2012
10:56 am

Tips on Child-Friendly Judaism

"And you shall teach them to your children..." To My Dear Sons, As we continue preparing for Pesach, I am......

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March 18, 2012
9:06 am

Don’t insult your audience

To My Dear Sons, Years ago, I dragged Abba to a comedy show to see a friend of mine perform. The opening act was beyond not funny, for one reason.......

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March 11, 2012
9:23 am

TV or Not TV — and How We Managed It

To My Dear Sons, Like many religious parents, we tried to go entirely without television and movies in the house for a while. When we discovered that you preferred spending......

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March 4, 2012
6:47 am

Recipes and Memories

Dear Sons, Each of you is such a fascinating individual! Watching you grow up to be yourselves as been one of my greatest joys. There are so many details to remember.......

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February 26, 2012
8:48 am

Date Your Spouse!

To Each of My Sons, Before His Wedding: One thing we have always told newlyweds is to "keep dating each other." It will be easy at first. There are just two......

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February 19, 2012
8:50 am

Ema’s Pearl Necklace

To My Dear Sons: While you were growing up, I made no secret of the fact that strings of......

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