Chagit Zelcer, at The Blogs

Aug 1, 2021, 12:10 PM

July 2021. It's the height of summer vacation with hitchhikers queuing at every junction in Northern Israel. Living in the Golan Heights, which offers prime hiking and water attractions gives us the opportunity to offer a ride to...

May 16, 2021, 6:43 AM

Good advice can go a long way

For over a year now we've been put to the test. Just when we thought that we'd passed the Covid test with flying colors (here in Israel at least), and that it was all behind us, a new test...

Mar 24, 2021, 8:48 PM

The Path to Freedom

Pesach, otherwise known as the Festival of Freedom, is filled with tradition. Do freedom and tradition connect? Initially, it may seem antithetical, but I’d like to propose that there is a connection. On Pesach, we commemorate the liberation of B'nei...

Jan 27, 2021, 11:26 AM

An Act of Faith

Growing up in the cold New York winters I always wondered at the dichotomy between planting trees and harsh winter weather. I would imagine that in Israel where trees are actually planted on Tu B'shvat it must already be...

Jan 8, 2021, 12:02 AM

The full half of the cup and the key to freedom

So here we are. January 2021. On the one hand, it seems like there's hope with the C-19 vaccination. On the other hand, we're in lockdown #3 and Covid cases are on the rise. To be optimistic or to be...

Dec 9, 2020, 9:57 PM

Illuminate the darkness

Chanukah. The festival of lights. The luminous candles add light at the time of year that darkness increases as daylight dwindles to a minimum. Light or lack of it affects us in many ways. We perceive colors according to how...

Oct 21, 2020, 9:34 PM

To Climb or to Move the Mountain

As these lines are written the scientific community worldwide is hard at work striving to develop an immunization for Covid 19. As any rookie scientist will tell you, immune therapy is based on exposure to the virus. Essentially, this exposure...

Sep 6, 2020, 11:49 PM

Mission: Resettle, rebuild and restart.

This article is dedicated to the families who are planning to make Aliyah in the near as well as not-so-near future. Wishing you success and joy as you take the leap. G-d bless you! The past few months have indicated...

Aug 5, 2020, 3:46 PM

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To hug or not to hug?

If loving your grandparent these days means keeping a distance, it's a valuable lesson to teach your kids

Jun 25, 2020, 8:52 PM

Breaking the cycle

It's that time of the year again. Summer vacation approaching. Needless to say, this past school year has been a far cry from the standard set-up. Coronavirus, lockdown, distance-learning and social distancing have changed our lives and lifestyles, often beyond...

About Me

Chagit Zelcer is a counselor and consultant in the Shefer Approach. Upon training at the Shefer Institute in Jerusalem, she became deeply committed to helping parents discover the joy of confident parenting through workshops as well as private consults. Realizing that many parents aspire to learn the concepts of the approach conveniently and in a user-friendly format she created 'SHEFERCOURSE', the online parenting course in the Shefer Approach in English, which enables parents a comprehensive learning experience from anywhere and at any time. In addition to parenting issues, Chagit also counsels married couples through workshops as well as private consultations in Hebrew and English.

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