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And the winner of the Rosh Hashanah card package from minted.com is……Stefani! Thanks to everyone who entered and to random.org for choosing our winner. Keep your eyes peeled for some more exciting giveaways in the next few weeks.

Are you crafty? I’m not. But, because of my parenting deficits, you should suffer? Here are some links to a variety of projects scattered across the interwebs: You don’t really need to look much further than Creative Jewish Mom for your holiday craft ideas. Here are some wine cork stamp cards, and some woven paper…

a re-post. because i’m really into recycling. Do you know that sinking, slightly nauseous, feeling you get when you and your kids return from a hot, lazy day of swimming and spitting watermelon seeds, only to find a back-to-school sale flyer in your mailbox? That’s how I feel when I receive a Rosh Hashanah book…

As someone who made her wedding invitations on her home computer, I’m not the kind of person who orders professionally made Rosh Hashanah cards. But you? You might be! And if you are, I’ve got a deal for you…. I received an email from minted.com asking if I would host a giveaway of their Rosh Hashanah…

This summer I spent a week in New York City taking a class at Teacher’s College about setting up successful writing workshops in classrooms. I was alone. Did I mention that my kids weren’t with me? It was hard for them, and at times it was hard for me, but mostly, it was wonderful. Sometimes…

Today is the first day of Elul (although Rosh Chodesh began yesterday for reasons that are, well, complicated. For me and my daughters, it was also the first day of school. I’m exceptionally thoughtful and deliberate at the start of the school year, both as a kindergarten teacher and as a mom. In my classroom…

Today is Rosh Chodesh Elul, the celebration of the new moon and the new month. The Hebrew month of Elul is a time for reflection, repentance, and preparation for Rosh Hashanah, which is now one month away. My e-friend Phyllis Sommer, aka the Ima on the Bima, is encouraging Jewish bloggers to “Blog Elul” –…

I few months ago, around the time of Purim, I had the great honor of interviewing the children’s book author Eric Kimmel. Since then, he’s been kind enough to friend me on facebook and even write a nice blurb about The Shabbat Princess. So, I was thrilled when Kar-Ben offered me a review copy of…

Thursday night, my husband and I went out for dinner to celebrate our ninth anniversary. We were married in July, but had to delay our night out for a number of reasons (named Ella and Zoe). We ended up celebrating on the twelfth of Av, the exact date we were married on the Hebrew calendar.…

Hi all. Kar-Ben is giving out a free copy of the Shabbat Princess this week over at her Facebook page. All you need to do to enter is post a link to a favorite summer shabbat recipe before Friday at noon. If it’s not available as a link, just describe it or tell us what…
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