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Passover is coming and as usual, I’m both excited and nervous about it. Excited because Passover is one of my favorite holidays of the year. Nervous because it falls on me to set the overall message and presentation of the celebration.
When is Passover 2009? Dates of Jewish Holidays – Pesach Date
In 2009 Passover [...]
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The Dirty Truths No One Shares with New Moms | Blog Nosh Magazine
I thought back to all the times I’d tried to warn her and I knew I was partially to blame. It’s true. We don’t tell our pregnant friends everything, not because we don’t think they can take it, not because we [...]
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A child’s 1st birthday is a joyous occasion, which lives in the memories of the proud parents forever. However, the majority of kids won’t remember anything about this fine day, but do enjoy looking at the birthday photos later on.
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Remember the Disney cruise we went on? You know that multi thousand dollar vacation we paid for by refinancing the house a few years back? It was great wasn’t it? It truly was. I could probably bore everyone beyond the immediate family with stories from the trip for days on [...]
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I love my mom. Nothing out of the ordinary there. Most people do. Yet I suspect I’m also in an overloaded life raft of folks who dread visiting their aging parent. Not much to talk about. Not much to report. Too many prying questions you’d rather not answer. Too many repetitions. Yet I’ve chosen to [...]
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