I have been swimming for the past 20 years, but I never consider myself a swimmer. To my mind, swimmers are people who were on a swim team when they were […]
Rituals for Transition
While the end of the school year signals the transition to summer, this year it also signals the transition to something deeper – living life ‘in person’ again – or […]
Cultivating Our Sons’ Emotional Lives
I love hearing my kids talk about their future selves. My daughter will wonder aloud, “How many kids do you think I will have?” I catch my son saying sometimes, […]
More Unconditional Love
The last day of school is coming up. Slowly but surely, we will call it a wrap on one of the most challenging school years to date. But we made […]
Turning Toward, Not Away
Among our Shabbat guests this past Friday night, were two teenagers – a brother and a sister. Their parents are in the States for a while and when I asked […]
