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Category: Jewish Spiritual Parenting
Authors Night at Calabasas Library: Rabbi Kipnes and Michelle November on Jewish Spiritual Parenting
Authors Night with Host Karyn Foley at the Calabasas Library. Rabbi Paul Kipnes and Michelle November, MSSW, who co-authored the book, "Jewish Spiritual Parenting: Wisdom, Activities, Rituals and Prayers for Raising Children with Spiritual Balance and Emotional Wholeness," explore spiritually nourishing approaches to help you foster essential Jewish values like gratitude, joy and honesty in your children.
Text To My Children, On the Inauguration
I sent this text to my children, on Inauguration Day - 1/20/17
Prayer for After the Election
A prayer for after the Election
A Sanctuary of Kindness, Your Second Home
The clergy of Congregation Or Ami (Calabasas) share their vision of the synagogue as a sanctuary of kindness, your second home.
Some Truth about Mothers
The Hebrew word for truth is אמת (meet). The Hebrew word for mother is אמ (em) – the first two letters of the word אמת (meet). To discover truth, we are often need only go in the right direction, the one that our mothers point us in.
Video: Being a Parent at Congregation Or Ami
In this video, Moms and Dads reflect upon the joyous, warm experience of being parents at Congregation Or Ami.
Seder Prep Tips
Seder Prep Tips from the Kipnes/November Seder Table. Plus readings and inserts for your Haggadah.
Seder Prep: Invite Prophet Elijah to Visit
When pounding started on the front door, we move quickly toward the door, opening it with caution. In front of us stands “Elijah,” the prophet who one day will announce the Messianic era and the redemption of humankind.
Seder Prep: Make Your Seder a Passover Dinner Party
What would make your Passover seder — or any hosted meal in your home — meaningful and memorable? Food, fun, music and meaning, play and prayer. While there is a stylized beauty to sitting around a dressed up Passover table, try setting up your seder just as you would a child’s birthday party or an arts and crafts playdate.
Reflections on the Death of a Child
How does a parent survive the death of a child? Charlotte Klein, an 81-year-old wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, reflects and offers wisdom.
Torah Brings Comfort to a 91-Year-Old Widow
91-year-old Deanna came to visit me to find some comfort after her beloved husband Alvin died. Turns out, she spent more time teaching me Torat Chayim (the Torah of Life).
The Ordinary Miracle of the Extraordinary: Spiritual Wisdom
We must live in the world of the ordinary. But if we then open our eyes and look — really look — we can glimpse the extraordinary.
Book Goes International: Jewish Spiritual Parenting
We are international! Our book, Jewish Spiritual Parenting, has its first overseas book group. The "Apples & Honey Parenting Group at Wimbledon Synagogue" in England is comprised of parents whose children attend Apples & Honey, their nursery school.
Stuffing Thanksgiving with Abundant Thanks
5 ways to give thanks on Thanksgiving, making it a spiritual holiday of gratitude.