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Aug 13, 2024, 1:56 PM

Of Maybes and What Ifs

I am confused. And conflicted, and I have a lot of questions. I’m holding on to multiple truths and trying to reconcile them all. I know that we haven’t yet done what we are meant to do. I know...

Nov 3, 2023, 2:23 PM

Are you in this family?

It feels like many moons ago, but the memory of coaching one of our בני בית through his dating career keeps coming to mind. A real earnest mentch, he felt compelled to list all of his character flaws on...

Oct 20, 2023, 12:46 AM

They say that nothing in life is black and white, only various shades of gray. What a dreary and bleak way of viewing our world. I may be young, but I have had enough life experience so far to...

Oct 13, 2023, 6:02 PM

I went to bed Wednesday night with the thought that shabbos is almost here and what a relief that will be. No more news, or obsessively checking my phone. No more sirens, just shabbos calm. It took me a...

Oct 12, 2023, 3:18 PM

I am scared. But it is not what you think. I am not scared of this war or what is going to be, because we have over 3000 years of history to prove that the Jewish people will continue to...

Oct 11, 2023, 1:13 PM

A Light Unto the Nations in the Face of Darkness

It is truly heartwarming. Old friends, distant family, former neighbors, and even the secretary from my kids’ former pediatrician’s office have been reaching out over the last few days. Everyone needs to know the same thing: Are we OK? I tell...

Jul 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

What are we waiting for?

Humans spend a lot of time waiting. We wait in line. We wait for the traffic light to switch from red to green. We wait for the phone to ring or an email to come through. We wait for...

Mar 12, 2023, 9:51 AM

One hour forward or two steps backward?

I am going to wash those dishes. That dress still fits me. I’m not the only parent to forget to pick up my children from school. These are some of the lies we tell ourselves from time to time....

Nov 9, 2022, 4:10 AM

Following in the Footsteps

I used to wonder why people who made Aliyah felt the need to convince everyone else to do it too. I get it, you’re so happy with your life choice. It is beautiful- really. Why isn’t that enough validation for...

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Balancing life's daily responsibilities with the compulsive tug she feels towards creative pursuits, Naami spends most of her time in the kitchen surrounded by words, baking supplies, glue guns, markers, her loving family and the occasional power tool. She is easily identified in a crowd by the flour on her shirt and the paint on her hands.