Parenting By Parsha: Tazria Metzora
Welcome to a world of disease. This week’s double Torah portion features dozens of verses detailing skin maladies — ingrown hairs, oozing pustules, discoloration, and a whole lot more. Every […]
Parenting By Parsha: Shemini
Shemini, or ‘eighth,’ is not a portion about Crazy Eights. It does start by telling us what should happen on the eighth day (unusual for the Bible, wherein so many […]
Parenting By Parsha: Shabbat Pesach
You know those ‘flashback’ episodes of TV shows, the ones that are basically all old footage loosely connected with one or two lines of text? They’ve always seemed like a […]
Parenting By Parsha: B’haalotecha
Every morning in our household starts the same way. Our little one wakes and starts crying his vague morning whimpers, which my wife and I can hear through the baby […]
Parenting By Parsha: Nasso
When I was growing up, my family had a lot of rituals we carried out on Friday evenings to welcome the Shabbat. They did evolve over the years, as all […]
Parenting By Parsha: Bamidbar
This week we begin the book of Bamidbar. Literally translated, the title of this book is ‘In the Wilderness,’ but the English name somehow ended up as Numbers. Actually, though, […]
Parenting By Parsha: Behar-Bechukotai
Take a beat, says God. It’s OK to be overwhelmed.
Parenting By Parsha: Chukat
Talk to the rock, says God. The rock will give you water.
Parenting By Parsha: Korah
I once got lost in the desert with friends. Not a metaphorical desert, either. A group of us were out hiking in the desert about 30 minutes north of Eilat […]
Parenting By Parsha: Sh’lach
Have you ever tried to get a toddler to sit still during mealtime? I’ve heard that there are kids who sit at the table and eat what they’re given, but […]