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Why Dayeinu should be all year long

Jewish Chronicle — Tue, 01 May 2018 06:05:37 +0000

This year, Pesach preparations, the hosting of two Seders and two of my daughters’ birthdays all occurred in the same two-week period. Since then, I have found time to reflect […]

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Pesach Reflections — Using our traditions to grow responsible, kind children

Jewish Chronicle — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 09:00:43 +0000

By Stuart Diamond I have fond childhood memories of Pesach. The warmth of family, the long trestle tables and the fabulous food served at Bon Nouvelle in Sea Point each […]

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Lindy with a why — Why not say yes?

Digital Coordinator — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 08:15:51 +0000

We are all familiar with the concept of ‘Just say no’. From drugs to toxic friendships, to eating a third helping of dessert, no helps us create boundaries to protect […]

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Why do we remember what we do?

Digital Coordinator — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 01:00:41 +0000

I was in shul a few weeks ago and on a whim, I decided to start saying the Amidah in Hebrew again. I have been reading it in English for […]

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Why girl stories are for boys too

Digital Coordinator — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 01:00:50 +0000

“Once there was a Mexican girl whose name was Frida,” begins one of the 100 fairytale reinventions included in the book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. Recently, a family […]

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Why dumping in is not OK

Digital Coordinator — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 01:00:54 +0000

People love a good kvetch. It’s cathartic, helps us bond with each other, and seems slightly less personal than straight-up gossip. But there are rules to kvetching, and clinical psychologist […]

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Why you can’t look on the bright side of someone else’s trauma

Cape Jewish Chronicle — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:31:55 +0000

People often ask me how I come up with ideas for my columns. I dream about having a file on my desktop filled with sketched out ideas, cut-and-pastes of interesting […]

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Why it shouldn’t be about Sapogy and Fufaikas

Digital Coordinator — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:22:35 +0000

I read many setwork books while I was in school. Most of them washed over me — I squelched through Macbeth no less than three times through Middle and High […]

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Lindy with a why – Why we operate in the grey areas

Digital Coordinator — Tue, 02 May 2017 12:09:35 +0000

Once a month, my family and I make a trip to Starke Aires in Rosebank. We stock up on any soil and plant food that we may need and buy […]

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Lindy with a why – Why a shift of focus can change everything

Digital Coordinator — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:01:04 +0000

It makes perfect sense that we see our lives mostly from our own points of view. Generally speaking, what I see is not necessarily what you see; neither of us […]

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