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Parenting Grateful Children – Parshart Va’eira  – Rav Mordechai Burg
January 12, 2024 Parenting Grateful Children – Parshart Va’eira – Rav Mordechai Burg

In this week’s Parsha we begin to learn about the plagues that Hashem brought upon Mitzrayim as Klal Yisrael began their journey towards redemption. While Moshe Rabbeinu was the messenger […]

Raising the Next Generation of Leaders – Parshas Shemos
January 2, 2024 Raising the Next Generation of Leaders – Parshas Shemos

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ שִׁפְרָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית פּוּעָֽה: וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙ אֶת־הָ֣עִבְרִיּ֔וֹת וּרְאִיתֶ֖ן עַל־הָֽאָבְנָ֑יִם אִם־בֵּ֥ן הוּא֙ וַֽהֲמִתֶּ֣ן אֹת֔וֹ וְאִם־בַּ֥ת הִ֖וא וָחָֽיָה: וַתִּירֶ֤אןָ הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְלֹ֣א עָשׂ֔וּ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר […]

Choosing the Children We Have – Part 2 – Rav Dr. Dovid Lessin
December 28, 2023 Choosing the Children We Have – Part 2 – Rav Dr. Dovid Lessin

In our last article, we discussed the importance of choosing the kids we have so that they don’t grow up feeling like impediments to our happiness. We explained that having […]

What It means to be Mevater – Parshas Vayechi
December 28, 2023 What It means to be Mevater – Parshas Vayechi

וַֽאֲנִ֣י | בְּבֹאִ֣י מִפַּדָּ֗ן מֵ֩תָה֩ עָלַ֨י רָחֵ֜ל בְּאֶ֤רֶץ כְּנַ֨עַן֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בְּע֥וֹד כִּבְרַת־אֶ֖רֶץ לָבֹ֣א אֶפְרָ֑תָה וָֽאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָ שָּׁם֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶפְרָ֔ת הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם: As for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel […]

Growth Oriented Parenting – Rav Mordechai Burg
December 22, 2023 Growth Oriented Parenting – Rav Mordechai Burg

A simple question: What is the mission statement of parenting? Every child is a unique soul sent down to this world to fulfill a particular mission. As parents we have […]

Choosing the Children We Have – Part 1 – Rabbi Dr. Dovid Lessin
December 18, 2023 Choosing the Children We Have – Part 1 – Rabbi Dr. Dovid Lessin

I used to hate cliches. Now I love them. Sometimes there’s just no better way to neatly say what you’re trying to express than to catch a ride on the […]

Embracing Our Children Just As They Are – A Chanukah Lesson
December 12, 2023 Embracing Our Children Just As They Are – A Chanukah Lesson

Once again we find ourselves planted in the garden of Chanukah, being nourished by the warm glow of the Chanukah Neiros. Chanukah means inauguration, dedication or initiation. Chanukah celebrates the […]

Hearing the Cries of Our Children for Connection – Parshas Vayeshev – Rav Mordechai Burg
December 8, 2023 Hearing the Cries of Our Children for Connection – Parshas Vayeshev – Rav Mordechai Burg

וַיֹּֽאמְר֞וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֗יו אֲבָל֘ אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים | אֲנַ֘חְנוּ֘ עַל־אָחִ֒ינוּ֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר רָאִ֜ינוּ צָרַ֥ת נַפְשׁ֛וֹ בְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ וְלֹ֣א שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ עַל־כֵּן֙ בָּ֣אָה אֵלֵ֔ינוּ הַצָּרָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת: And they said to one another, “Indeed, we are […]

Ensuring Safe, Protective And Caring Environments For Our Children During The War In Israel:  A Parental Imperative – Dr. Chaim Botwinick
December 6, 2023 Ensuring Safe, Protective And Caring Environments For Our Children During The War In Israel: A Parental Imperative – Dr. Chaim Botwinick

Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, acheinu bnai yisrael throughout the world wait anxiously for promising news regarding the health, safety and welfare of our brothers […]

Parenting from Within – Rav Mordechai Burg
November 30, 2023 Parenting from Within – Rav Mordechai Burg

Parenting is a lonely job. It can bring up deep feelings of helplessness, powerlessness and unworthiness. We don’t talk about this enough and when we don’t talk about our shame, […]