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Helping Our Children Emotionally Regulate – Part 3 – Rabbi Dr. Dovid Lessin
April 8, 2024 Helping Our Children Emotionally Regulate – Part 3 – Rabbi Dr. Dovid Lessin

One of the great mysteries of the kitchen, I’ve learned, is that the same dish can turn out differently every time (I refer the reader to the Lessin cookie saga […]

Raising Our Children in Their Unique Way – Shemini – Rav Mordechai Burg
April 4, 2024 Raising Our Children in Their Unique Way – Shemini – Rav Mordechai Burg

Several weeks ago my wife and I had the distinct privilege to attend a Chizzuk Mission Shabbaton (led by the one and only Mrs. Barrie Feld!) in Yerushalayim. I have […]

Anchored in the Past, Parenting in the Present – Parshas Tzav – Rav Mordechai Burg
March 28, 2024 Anchored in the Past, Parenting in the Present – Parshas Tzav – Rav Mordechai Burg

וְלָבַ֨שׁ הַכֹּהֵ֜ן מִדּ֣וֹ בַ֗ד וּמִכְנְסֵי־בַד֘ יִלְבַּ֣שׁ עַל־בְּשָׂרוֹ֒ וְהֵרִ֣ים אֶת־הַדֶּ֗שֶׁן אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאכַ֥ל הָאֵ֛שׁ אֶת־הָֽעֹלָ֖ה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וְשָׂמ֕וֹ אֵ֖צֶל הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ: וּפָשַׁט֙ אֶת־בְּגָדָ֔יו וְלָבַ֖שׁ בְּגָדִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וְהוֹצִ֤יא אֶת־הַדֶּ֨שֶׁן֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לַמַּֽחֲנֶ֔ה אֶל־מָק֖וֹם טָהֽוֹר: And the […]

Helping our children Self-Regulate – Part 2 – Rabbi Dr. Dovid Lessin
March 22, 2024 Helping our children Self-Regulate – Part 2 – Rabbi Dr. Dovid Lessin

Now that we’ve learned the art of containment – expanding our hearts and minds to encompass our children’s emotional worlds – we can lay out strategies to handle the feelings […]

The Sensitive Balance of פורים this year – Rav Mordechai Burg
March 21, 2024 The Sensitive Balance of פורים this year – Rav Mordechai Burg

Chazal (Megillah 2a) teach us that the Megillah can be read on the 11th through the 15th of Adar. What is the source for this Halacha? The Megillah itself explicitly […]

Love Thy Going Off/On The Derech Child With All Thy Heart – Parshas Pekudei – Rav Mordechai Burg
March 15, 2024 Love Thy Going Off/On The Derech Child With All Thy Heart – Parshas Pekudei – Rav Mordechai Burg

וַיְהִ֗י מְאַת֙ כִּכַּ֣ר הַכֶּ֔סֶף לָצֶ֗קֶת אֵ֚ת אַדְנֵ֣י הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ וְאֵ֖ת אַדְנֵ֣י הַפָּרֹ֑כֶת מְאַ֧ת אֲדָנִ֛ים לִמְאַ֥ת הַכִּכָּ֖ר כִּכָּ֥ר לָאָֽדֶן: וְאֶת־הָאֶ֜לֶף וּשְׁבַ֤ע הַמֵּאוֹת֙ וַֽחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה וְשִׁבְעִ֔ים עָשָׂ֥ה וָוִ֖ים לָֽעַמּוּדִ֑ים וְצִפָּ֥ה רָֽאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם וְחִשַּׁ֥ק אֹתָֽם: One […]

Raising Children to Believe In Themselves – Parshas Vayakhel – Rav Mordechai Burg
March 7, 2024 Raising Children to Believe In Themselves – Parshas Vayakhel – Rav Mordechai Burg

וּלְהוֹרֹ֖ת נָתַ֣ן בְּלִבּ֑וֹ ה֕וּא וְאָֽהֳלִיאָ֥ב בֶּן־אֲחִֽיסָמָ֖ךְ לְמַטֵּה־דָֽן: And He put into his heart [the ability] to teach, both him and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. […]

Jewish Parenting: An Obligation, Responsibility, and Challenge – Dr. Chaim Y. Botwinick
March 5, 2024 Jewish Parenting: An Obligation, Responsibility, and Challenge – Dr. Chaim Y. Botwinick

As we know, the mitzvah (obligation) to procreate is found in the Torah, as it states Peru U’revu – “Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis, 1:28). This very first mitzvah in […]

Key Phrases to Encourage Your Child to Make Healthy Food Choices – Adina Soclof
February 29, 2024 Key Phrases to Encourage Your Child to Make Healthy Food Choices – Adina Soclof

When it comes to my kid’s eating habits, I felt like I had done everything wrong. My kids were picky eaters and I vacillated between bribing them to eat and […]

Parenting the Stiff Necked Child from the Stick Necked Nation – Ki Tisa – Rav Mordechai Burg
February 28, 2024 Parenting the Stiff Necked Child from the Stick Necked Nation – Ki Tisa – Rav Mordechai Burg

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־משֶׁ֑ה רָאִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹ֖רֶף הֽוּא: And the Lord said to Moses: “I have seen this people and behold! they are a stiff necked people. (Shemos 32:9) […]