Life in General

Easy recipes to enhance your Tishre

Mushroom dip 1 large onion, pulsed a few seconds in the food processor, until there’s no big chunks  1 lb fresh mushrooms, pulsed a few seconds in the food processor, until there’s no big chunks 2 cloves fresh garlic  2 tablespoons soy sauce 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar  ½ cup of mayonnaise  In a large… Continue reading Easy recipes to enhance your Tishre

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Six Habits of Moms Who Actually Enjoy Tishrei

I remember the day the biggest ball dropped. I didn’t actually drop it - it kind of landed from above.  Onto our Shabbos table. My husband and I were hosting a journalist for a Shabbos meal; she wanted to do a column on our newly founded Chabad House and having her over seemed to make… Continue reading Six Habits of Moms Who Actually Enjoy Tishrei

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Could it be the same shirt??

Why is he wearing the same shirt as yesterday?  I start panicking. I know he has enough shirts. I sent a dozen. But it looks the same as yesterday’s! Oh, one second. I forgot, two of the T-shirts have similar sleeves. I mentally go through my son’s wardrobe. I try to remember what he’s been… Continue reading Could it be the same shirt??

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The Spinning Chair

“It’s my chair! I called the spinning chair first!” “No, it’s my soup chair!” “It’s my mandelin chair!” I’m staring from one kid to the other, trying to figure out what this all-out brawl is about. I didn’t know we had a spinning chair, a mandelin chair or a soup chair, whatever that means. They’re… Continue reading The Spinning Chair