‘The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..’ ⁃ John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1667. I’ve always loved this quote. It...

I’m just gonna come out and say it: I’m grateful for Corona Virus. Or rather, I'm grateful to HaShem for sending a catalyst for change. I accept that all cha...

I have so many thoughts. Wow. I’ll try organize them. But to preface and summarize simultaneously; I have a weird feeling of calm. I’ve spent the past few da...

I spend a lot of time thinking about what makes me happy. Scratch that. I spend a lot of time thinking about what will give me peace and make me feel calm an...

So I acknowledge this title is slightly dramatic, but in my defence, have you met me? I remember, once, a couple of years ago having a Shabbos afternoon disc...

Judah Abraham Penn is five years, one month, and twenty six days old; and we don’t hug goodbye anymore. Without warning, without mourning, today he just wave...

This post originally appeared about 4 years on a blog that no longer exists called Urban Jungle Moms. Worth a read... The greatest 'isms' I've learnt, love a...

How; but actually HOW do I even begin to articulate the meaning of this sentence to me. I need to take a breath. This morning I filled out forms for my child...

Hey mama, need a drink? Me too. As a Jew I’m commanded to judge people favorably. Always assume the best and give the benefit of the doubt. I’m generally out...

‘Is this working for you?’ Is my all time favorite question. I ask myself, and my family, and my friends, and the people I work with, this question ALL the t...

The other day I was at a kid-friendly restaurant with Ayden and Judah. A few other “after-school-mom-and-child” parties joined us, as is usually the norm. At...

So we’ve just come out of the first part of Sukkot 5780 and it was, Baruch HaShem, magical. In fact the whole “season”’of chaggim have been a haze of magic, ...

I often recount what an outstanding mother I was before I became a mother. I was going to: exclusively breast feed my children until they were each twenty-se...

A few days ago I was just observing Judah. He was hanging out in the kitchen just being himself and he seemed so at ease. I sent a message to Jonathan (husba...

This is a post about guilt. If there’s anything I’ve learnt it’s that a woman lives with feelings of guilt. I’m pretty sure when reduced these are caused by ...