A big happy birthday to my darling husband. He doesn't read my blog so I can say whatever I want to. He is wonderful, this man. He ...

Okay, so here I go again, it's November and it's time for NaBloPoMo (which always sounds faintly inappropriate to me when said alou...

4-year-old: "Rabbi Phyllis, are you Christian?" "No, honey, I'm Jewish." 4-y.o. responds: "I'm Jewish t...

I do love this video. But truthfully -- I want to take ALL my children to vote, not just my daughter. I need to show all my children how...

(We invite ushpizin - guests - into our sukkah) Teacher: how about the first Jew in the Torah - who was that? Student, proudly: ...

I love to tell the following story on Sukkot: Once upon a time there was a very generous king. He decided to replace any decrepit or unli...

Here's my youngest, all dressed up on Erev Yom Kippur (the evening of Yom Kippur)...with really no place to go since she didn't go t...