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What do Mrs. Moskowitz and the Spice Girls Have in Common? (Hint: It Rhymes with Schmandemic)
by Rhonda Seidman One of my all time favorite childhood books was Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candles. The irony of how I found my original copy is that I was having my own “Mrs. Moskowitz” experience during quarantine. In the story, Mrs. Moskovitz moves into...
Ma Nishta Na–Why is This Year’s Seder Different Than All Other Seders? A New Plan For Our Family Seder
by Robyn Cohen As many of us have learned throughout the years, the Passover seder is about many things. One of them is to feel like we are personally going out of Egypt. And, this year, it feels like we are experiencing our very own...
Creating Normalcy in an Abnormal World
by Dawn H. Haaz, Psy.D. Licensed Psychologist and jkidphilly Parent Ambassador If someone would have told us a year ago that we would be quarantined for weeks due to a pandemic, that schools, places of worship, businesses, and restaurants would be closed, and parties and...