by Carla Naumburg | Dec 24, 2015 | Kveller.com
“Mommy, can we put up Christmas decorations in the house?” And thus began yet another December conversation. Christmas decorations are out of the question for us, as we don’t celebrate Christmas in our home. That particular line in the sand is quite clear in my mind,...
by Carla Naumburg | Dec 17, 2015 | Kveller.com
Now that the chaos of Hanukkah is over (one would think that lighting a few candles each night wouldn’t be that disruptive, but one apparently didn’t take into account late nights, gelt, and presents), I’ve had some time to reflect on the Jewish Mother Project thus...
by Carla Naumburg | Dec 11, 2015 | Kveller.com
My husband always sings the blessings. Whether it’s Shabbat dinner, the Shema at bedtime, or the blessings over the Hanukkah candles, he always leads the blessings when he’s home. He knows them better than I do, and he has a much better singing voice. I‘ve done...
by Carla Naumburg | Dec 4, 2015 | Kveller.com
“Mommy, sometimes I wish we were Christian.” My 7-year-old daughter said those words to me the other day as we were standing in the aisle of our local big box craft store. We were looking for Hanukkah decorations and activities, and not surprisingly, we found...
by Carla Naumburg | Nov 19, 2015 | Kveller.com, Writing
Thus far in the Jewish Mother Project, I have chosen to write about practices and activities that I wanted to do, such as cooking with my children and learning Hebrew. This week was different. I didn’t want to do this one, but I did it nonetheless, because part of...
by Carla Naumburg | Nov 12, 2015 | Kveller.com, Writing
Hanukkah starts in less than a month, people. Those of you who have followed my writing over the years know that I have struggled mightily with this holiday and how to make it meaningful and fun for everyone in the family. Three years ago, I wrote a post about not...
