Now that we’re done and through (some of?) the clean up, it’s time to look back and see what was good and what you want to change for next year. It’s tempting to just thrown it all in the boxes, but this is an important part of making next year’s Passover much easier! I started …
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Passover is an expensive time of year. Even if you try to stay on your regular food budget (hard, but some people do!), the other spending can really add up. What other spending? New clothes for kids New jewelry / clothes / scarves / etc. for wives (maybe husbands, too, but wives are a mitzva!) …
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So how were your holidays? Ours were pretty good overall . A little crazy at times, a few things that went wrong, a lot more that went right. Now that you’ve had a few days to get back to normal, take the time to jot down your notes for next year: What menu did you …
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We made it through the Tishrei holidays! Now we are on a higher level. But next-year-you will LOVE this-year-you if you jot down some notes about what went right, what went wrong, what time shul went until (Simchat Torah is a always late and different shuls get out at different times, so to plan ahead, …
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After I did some browsing on the wonderful chinuch.org, I came up with some ideas for my kids and the Elul holidays. Here’s one I want to share with you: Kid’s Rosh Hashanah Mitzvah Checklist (download as a Word .doc). You could decorate it or add in cute pictures if you want, but here is the …
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Looking for a step-by-step discussion of planning for the month of Tishrei (Jewish month with Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot)? I wrote these posts last year, but they are still very helpful! Here are the links: Tishrei part 1 (Planning on a budget) Tishrei part 2 (Menu planning – the nitty gritty) Tishrei part 3 (Start at …
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There are just 3 weeks until Rosh Hashanah (evening of Sunday, September 16 until sundown Tuesday, September 18). If you haven’t started planning, now it the time to do it! I have done most of the things on my early prep list. That means clothing and pjs ordered for the kids, seats at shul bought, etc. …
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This week, we’re working on our guest areas. (See more about the challenges here). We are often blessed with guests, and have a good space for sleepover guests, too. Because we have a little bit of a funky lighting system and some other quirky things (no, I’m not referring to the kids here!), plus want …
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The world is a messy, disorganized place. The human world at least – Hashem’s creation is amazingly complex and perfect. There it is. The “P” word. Perfect. I’m the kind of girl who longs for perfection. In fact, I think that many of us long for perfection. The perfect evening, the perfect spouse, the perfect …
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This week’s challenge is a working Shalom Bayit Book (SBB). (If you haven’t read about the 52 week challenge, check here.) A Shalom Bayit Book (or SBB, as we will call it from now on) is a sanity saver here in my OJH. So let’s start building yours, or if you have one, update and …
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