Chai Notes

People are surprised when I tell them that I grew up in a secular Jewish home; that often, we celebrated the High Holy Days with a trip to t...

I'm a teacher... I hear things about you from your kids that I'm sure you'd rather no one outside your household knew... You pro...

So, this year we celebrate the secular New Year at the same time we start a new book in the Torah... Shemot, or Exodus. It's a big chan...

As a child, I coined this term to describe the "no frills" grocery items you found in the supermarket... If you're my age o...

I had planned to be brave tonight, but the opportunity to say these words was not given to me due to decisions made beyond my control.  So...

I read this blog from the St Louis Jewish Light... And I think the author is both right and wrong.  Or, more accurately, her conclusion i...

A recommended read: tinyurl.com/9vc2xon I'm now thinking about how I have heard so many women tell me that this is exactly why they do...