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Letters From Camp (Part I): What We Hold When They’re Gone
My daughter went to camp last week.The house is quieter, the air rearranged, and I find myself writing letters into silence.This is a story about…
Jul 6
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June 2025
Let Kids Lead:
What if our children were not waiting to be led—but waiting to lead?From peekaboo to prayer spaces, they show us again and again that they are ready.All…
Jun 29
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Through the Heat
The sacred work of returning, again and again. Summer has begun, and the heat asks more of us.This is about what it means to stay—through the struggle…
Jun 22
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Through the Heat
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How Are You Being a Contribution?
What if the questions we ask our children shaped who they believe they are?From cookie-baking boys to classroom reflections, this piece explores how…
Jun 15
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How Are You Being a Contribution?
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Youth Shabbat Drasha
Shabbat June 14, 2025
Jun 15
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Playing the Long Game in Parenting
Some kids punch. Some cry. Some shut down.What they all need is someone who stays steady.This is the quiet, sacred work of raising whole people.
Jun 8
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The Front Row:
Courage Looks Like Stepping Forward Anyway Sometimes courage isn’t loud—it’s a quiet step forward when no one’s watching.Into the silence, the light…
Jun 1
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May 2025
The Clock Is Still Ticking: Teaching Our Children the Healing Power of Story
Today is Memorial Day, and I’ve been thinking about what it means to preserve memory—not just in national ritual, but in the quiet, everyday stories we…
May 26
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The Clock Is Still Ticking: Teaching Our Children the Healing Power of Story
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You Are Here. I See You. I Will Not Look Away.
What it means to sit with our children in the dirt instead of rushing to lift them out.
May 18
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You Are Here. I See You. I Will Not Look Away.
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Parenting 101: The Questions We Ask—And the Ones We’re Afraid To
What if I don’t know how to help my child?You don’t need all the answers—you just need to stay close.New post: real questions parents ask, and grounded…
May 11
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Parenting 101: The Questions We Ask—And the Ones We’re Afraid To
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We Can Do Hard Things (Even When Our Brain Says No)
"This is too hard. I can’t."We hear it from our kids — and from our own minds too.Here’s what happens when we stay, and help them stay, right at the…
May 4
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We Can Do Hard Things (Even When Our Brain Says No)
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April 2025
The Mirror and the Child: Letting Go of Control in Parenting
What happens when we stop trying to shape our children—and start truly seeing them?
Apr 27
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