By Laura Seymour The ice storm made Dallas come to a stop — that is often a good thing! For those who had to find a way to work, I…

Dear Families, It is winter and it has been so cold — yet here comes Tu B’Shevat, the Birthday of the Trees, a feeling of spring coming. This holiday falls…

Dear Families, We don’t always realize how the Torah addresses issues about our present-day lives. But reading a commentary today from Rabbi Yitzchak Zweig, I learned “and you shall guard…

By Laura Seymour Dear Friends, Yes, another book but this time a children’s book from PJ Library that retells a Talmudic story in a unique way. This story is often…

Dear Friends, I have a new book to recommend but first a story (that I may have told before). Many, many years ago when I was in college there was…

By Laura Seymour Dear Friends, Hanukkah is over for another year and forgive me for admitting, I’m Hanukkahed out! It was a truly great Hanukkah 2022! However, the many lessons…

Dear Families, Every year at Hanukkah time, we hear the same discussion for families with young children talking about how to deal with the “December Dilemma.” This “problem” is all…

Dear Families, Was it just me or did it seem like Black Friday shopping for gifts for the holidays started in October? Many of us have become great online shoppers…

By Laura Seymour Dear Families, The weather outside is ever changing, and some of us love the hot days of summer while others long for the bitter cold of a…

Dear Families,  Thanksgiving is over (we must keep our gratitude going year-round!) and Hanukkah is late this year although we should get ready. That means there is time to talk…