Saturday, March 7 2026

Latkes in February

The old-fashioned winter flu season has torn through our house this month.

My 6-year-old has been in and out of school as his immune system develops new skills, tampering with my ability to get work done from my home office, and then I finally got it too. Tensions are as high as our immune systems have been taxed.

I didn’t get nearly enough done today but it’s dinner time.

How to Talk to Your Kids About Israel: Resilience, Reality, and Hope

Many Jewish parents today find themselves caught between two fears.

The first is saying too little—shielding our children so thoroughly that they grow up unprepared for the world they will inherit.

The second is saying too much—overwhelming them with conflict, hostility, and fear before they have the emotional grounding to hold it.