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Why I love to tie golden threads

Jewish Chronicle — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 07:00:28 +0000

Our community is unique. I think we may have hit some kind of sweet spot. Not too many Jews that we lose our intimate connections but not so few that […]

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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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Why, It’s Pesach again!

Jewish Chronicle — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 09:24:05 +0000

It’s my favourite time of year! (imagine my sing-song voice, jazz-hands and mild hysteria) Pesach is almost here and I am not even close to ready. But armed with my […]

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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 perfection is found in the imperfect

Digital Coordinator — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 07:00:57 +0000

It’s my ten-year anniversary this month. And while there have been a fair share of ‘lively discussions’ (both of us) and perhaps the odd throwing of utensils (me), I can […]

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Why your family story is so precious

Digital Coordinator — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 01:00:35 +0000

I took my eldest daughter to see Santa’s Story in October. I hadn’t seen the play before and was really looking forward to hearing the story of not only an […]

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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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