Dear Families,Many years ago I was at a JCCA conference and a rabbi spoke to us “camp directors.” His message was that we, and all of our fellow J workers…

Dear Families, So many are at home and either watching TV or reading blogs galore — hope you are connected to a few of the wonderful Jewish sources and have…

Dear Families, I struggled to find something to say amid this crisis that would add a Jewish thought and went through article after article to find something. My own words…

Dear Families, Purim is barely over and before we know it, Passover will be here and we will search our homes for chametz and get ready to search for the…

Dear Families, Most of us cannot imagine studying Talmud but it really is possible today (you can even find a study group online). The best tractate to study is Pirke…

Dear Families, Purim is just around the corner and as we get our baskets of goodies ready, we must read (and hear) the story again. If you only go to…

Dear Families, I don’t usually recommend a book until I have finished it, but I already spoke about Sarah Hurwitz’s book “Here All Along.” I found myself loving it more…

Dear Friends, Everyone who knows me has heard me say, “Camp is the most important experience in a child’s life!” There are so many reasons why I feel this way…

Dear Families, Our sages have told us that we should say 100 blessings each day. It creates an “attitude of gratitude” and there is so much to be thankful for.…

Dear Families, This week my lesson at the J was about the “Shema” and the “mezuzah.” The Shema is one of the first prayers we teach our children because it…