When I was 15 I got an allowance but it wasn’t huge – my parents couldn’t afford a big allowance. I had friends who wanted to go to movies, dinners …
“Doesn’t everyone have iPads?” My naïve Bar Mitzvah Student asked me. I met my online bar mitzvah student who recently came to me with his family wanting to learn how …
Recently I met an online bat mitzvah student from Miami Florida who told me that she wanted to do more than just learn her Torah portion for her bat mitzvah, …
When my online Bar Mitzvah Student and I were talking about his upcoming ceremony, he mentioned to me that he loves learning about how he can do his part to …
There’s a teaching in Judaism which says “don’t put a stumbling block before the blind”. There are different interpretations of this saying. One could be, don’t take advantage of a …
Imagine what it feels like to be enjoying life with your family – studying in school only to have everything turned upside on you and your world shattered. This is …
It was a wet and freezing cold night in January – you had to wear a winter hat and gloves so as not to freeze. As I arrived for my …
“Give me your lunch or I’ll punch you in the face!” Is something my 12 year old online bar mitzvah student used to hear at school everyday from a bully. …
My best friend is autistic” Amy told her Mother. My online bat mitzvah student Amy, came home one day from school and told her Mother that her best friend for …
“Me and my sister are literally homies for life”. This is what my online bat mitzvah student said recently as part of her speech at her bat mitzvah. My student …
“It’s not fair and unjust that girls and women who are homeless don’t have access to sanitary products”. This was the answer my online bat mitzvah student gave me when …
“Did you know that the first 1000 days are crucial for a mother and baby?” Asked my student. My online bat mitzvah student told me that as part of her …
