By Laura Seymour Dear Parents and Children, As the school year comes to a close, we look back on how we have grown. With our little ones, it is easy…

By Laura Seymour Dear Families, Our sages loved to argue and one thing they often discussed was about the “most important” phrase in the Torah — what tells us the…

By Laura Seymour Dear Families, The end of school is fast approaching. Kids are excited and so are the teachers. However, before school ends we must take the time to…

Dear Families, In Judaism, we have a blessing for everything — which is great because the sages told us to say 100 blessings every day. Isn’t it wonderful to feel…

By Laura Seymour Dear Families, Each week there are thoughts in this column to make you think Jewishly. This week, take the Jewish Trivia Challenge. Good luck! (Answers are at…

By Laura Seymour Dear Families, Passover is over but the story doesn’t end — the three pilgrimage holidays are all connected and we are “walking” toward Shavuot. However, between Passover…

By Laura Seymour Dear Families, Passover is when we tell the story of our time in Egypt and the difficulties of being a “stranger.” We are reminded that we must…

By Laura Seymour Dear Families, Studies have proven it time and time again that sitting down to dinner TOGETHER is one of the best things you can do for your…

Dear Families, As I write this week, I am preparing to go to the American Camp Association Conference. I will write about how important camp is for Jewish identity formation…