Hello my Dear Kallas, עמו”ש Really, my intention was to put some thoughts on paper before Rosh Hashana, but with all of the good intentions, I could not get it done…. I recalled a newsletter I once sent out to you (or should send out) about not being so hard on...

A Guten Chodesh! Here, we go, another transition!  From the laid back, more relaxed (I hope) structure of summer (like one young mother just told me, I don't think I made a normal supper all summer! -good for her!!), to go back to school, Elul, and the Yamim Noraim...

Hello and א גוטן חודש! While cleaning out a closet, I found a bag that I didn't recognize. When I opened it and saw the contents, I was transported to another time, one I cannot believe really existed. It was 2 needlepoint canvases (partially finished)  with tons of...

  To My Dear Kallas עמו"ש, A Guten Chodesh! It happens to all of us at one time or another. (I think I’m pretty average….) “I'm in a bad mood” It can be triggered by so many things; by not sleeping enough, by taking on too much, by not eating properly, by...

To My Dear Kallas, עמו"ש א גוטן חודש! A number of years ago, I joined a group of friends in an early morning exercise class.  It was different, in that it combined rigorous exercise with positive affirmations. In the beginning it was very weird and super awkward,...

Dear Kallas עמו”ש A Guten Chodesh! I hope that you each had an enjoyable Pesach, and that you were able to grow and find inspiration in any measure. Over the last few days, (knowing that Rosh Chodesh was coming up) I was thinking about what to share. Yom tov, spending...

To My Dear Kallas, עמו”ש א גוטן חודש! No matter your age or stage, it's a really really busy time of year! There are about a gazlillion things that have to get done whether you are making your own Pesach at home, cleaning your house, selling your house, traveling,...

Dear Kallas, עמו”ש א גוטן חודש!! I know that Rosh Chodesh has passed, and there are times, that this letter has come out because of technology problems, but this month I have nothing to blame but my own lateness, Thank you so much for your feedback and for your...

Dear Kallas, עמו”ש א גוטן חודש! Thank you so much for all of your feedback, updates, and suggestions for topics; and each time someone suggests an idea to me, I know that behind that person, are many others who have experienced similar feelings, or situations, and...

  ראש חודש טבת Dearest Kalla, עמו"ש א פריילעכן חנוכה and א גוטן חודש  ! ב"ה  it has been a month of simcha for our family, as our youngest daughter Mimi is engaged.  I know many of you are thinking, “that can’t be for real, she was just born”. You’re right, she...

Dear Kalla, עמו”ש A Guten Chodesh! When I am asked how I pick which idea I chose to share, my answer always is that Hashem chose it for me, because at some point during the month, I have a clear sense that others might be able to gain from something that I have...

Hello My Dear Kallas!   A guten chodesh, and a “gezinta vinter”! One of the suggestions that I often get from you, about upcoming topics, is “getting back into routine”, and it makes me smile because we have such a rich calendar, with so many ימים טובים, I feel...

I want to grow, I want to change, I want to live life not as a spectator, but as a player.

Sorry, late because of my technical challenges! A Guten Chodesh my Dear Kallas, עמו” ש I guess I should start with those words I dread saying…. “As summer winds down” .... There is something magical and kid-like about summer for me, and being in a camp, I am so...

Hello My Dear Kallas, The summer is such a paradoxical time for us. For many of us, it’s a break from routine, and we have more down time, and more time to do the things we don't get to during the year, and time to have fun (I am a big believer in fun by the way…. For...

To My Dear Kallas, A Guten Chodesh! Whenever I go through something “life-altering”, I find that there are parts I really want to hold on to, (and yes, there are parts that I wish I could hit “delete” on too.) I know that there are women that this may upset, but...

Hello My Dear Kallas, עמו”ש   !א גוטן חודש As soon as Purim is cleaned up and put away, ב”ה , we are on to the next. Our lives are just like that…. I remember once walking into Michael’s (a local craft store), on July 5th, and watching the employees taking down...

  To My Dear Kallas, ש“עמו  א גוטן חודש!   I’m not a big traveler or vacationer. I love the familiarly of home, and my traveling is limited to  visiting parents, children, or speaking engagements. The last time I was in ישראל ארץ was pre covid, 3 years ago, and...