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TheJewishWoman.org: October 24, 2010

 Educating Our Children
Spare the Rod?

Parents usually parent in the style that they do, not because that's what's good for their kids, but rather because that is what is suitable to them, the parents, in the moment. Let's be honest here. The way that we react to our kids has more to do with us and how we are feeling than with what the kids actually did...
 Inner & Outer Beauty
The Hair Battle

The problem is, I love my hair. It's thick and dark black, with a natural wave. My hair makes me feel beautiful, spunky and adventurous. It's as much a part of who I am as my name. So you can understand why I'm not so quick to cover it up...
 Divorce & Second Marriages
A New Look for a New Me — Life After Divorce

Every decision, no matter how small, took on tremendous weight. Every problem gained enormous proportions. Each day brought a new disaster, a fresh taste of defeat to my mouth, a new problem to deal with. Every day I would wonder when I'd wake up from the nightmare...
 Shabbat
Shabbat Candle Lighting — Let there Be Light
Welcome to our candle lighting section where you will find the details and practicalities of lighting Shabbat candles along with the meaning, spirituality and power of doing so...
 Reflections
Lessons from my Gym

We are united by a singular cause: to feel good and look good. People walk in with all types of garb that hides their overweight body parts. But once they change into gym clothes, there is nothing to hide and no one is judging one other. We’re all in the same boat!
 Women on the Weekly Torah Portion
The Beauty of Sarah — Parshat Chayei Sarah
In a final summation of Sarah's life, the Torah tells us two things—she was beautiful and had a flawless character; her two great qualities juxtaposed.
 Organizational & Cleaning
Goodbye Summer Clothes, Hello Winter!
Often, we hang on to clothing and accessories we know we’ll never use [alright, MAYBE once…], allowing them to take up functional space...
 Women on the Weekly Torah Portion
Rebecca and the Camel Test — A Lesson in Giving: Parshat Chayei Sarah

Surrounded by a group of able-bodied men, Eliezer did not appear as a helpless, weary chap begging for a drink. And Rebecca was a young woman of nobility, not a poor servant girl accustomed to lugging water from wells . . .

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My husband had asked me a few weeks before my birthday what I wanted. Not really needing anything in particular, I smiled and said "nothing" telling him that being married to him was all I wanted. I was trying to be sweet...
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