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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…
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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…
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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…
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Youth Shabbat Drasha
Shabbat June 14, 2025
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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