An interview with the author appears below. Chaya Rosen is a young woman living in Israel. She recently published Backstage with CBC: The Chaverim Boys Choir Live (Targum Press), a book for religious preteens. Each chapter of Chaverim describes a member of the fictional choir, the boy's family … [Read more...]
Working Parents and School Vacation in Israel: Proposal
March 23, 2009 by
Next week begins the three weeks of school vacation for the seven-day Passover holiday. The organization Working Parents for Change is working for the government to have fewer vacation days from school and more activities for children during the summer holidays. You can find the Hebrew proposal on … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding, Babies, and Hormonal Birth Control
March 22, 2009 by
Commenter and guest poster Ariela asked me to write about breastfeeding and birth control. Since other methods generally don't impact breastfeeding, I'll limit the discussion to hormonal methods. Hormonal methods include the pill, some IUDs, and patches. They contain either progestin alone or a … [Read more...]
Guest Post: Breastfeeding and the Working Mother
February 23, 2009 by
Commenter Ariela shares her experiences as a nursing mother of five. This is a picture of me and my daughter Noa nursing our babies. I am combining two of my greatest pleasures, reading and breastfeeding. One of the things I love about breastfeeding it that it "allows" a busy mother of 5 to take … [Read more...]
Babies Need Company
February 20, 2009 by
The alon Talmei Geulat Am Yisrael always has a column about family life. As usual, this has more to do with psychology than Judaism, but the author of last week's column, Varda Virzvinski, makes some valuable points. She is a member of the organization of Rabbinic Marriage and Family Counselors in … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding: An Optimal Way to Space Babies
February 9, 2009 by
The September/October edition of New Beginnings, La Leche League International's magazine, contains an article by Sheila Kippley about her new book The Seven Standards of Ecological Breastfeeding: The Frequency Factor I recognize this approach is not for everyone. However, many couples wish to … [Read more...]
Ten Things You May Not Need to Buy if You Breastfeed Your Baby
February 8, 2009 by
This post originally appeared on Green Prophet, and is reprinted with permission. Click to view over 70 comments (Haloscan). A common misconception about breastfeeding and babies in general is that they require special equipment. But we already know on Green Prophet that a mom who buys less is … [Read more...]
Mazal tov times two
January 12, 2009 by
Mazal tov to Trilcat and family on the birth of a baby boy.Mazal tov to my brother-in-law and family on the birth of a baby boy. My 7-year-old is especially happy--the brit will allow him to miss a day of school.May you both have a lot of nachat (comfort) from all of your children. … [Read more...]
10 Misperceptions about Breastfeeding a Baby
January 11, 2009 by
Check out the newest post in my series on breastfeeding at the environmental blog Green Prophet:10 Common Misperceptions about Breastfeeding Your Baby … [Read more...]
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