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Jewish Spiritual ParentingRabbi Kipnes’ new book — co-authored with his wife, Michelle November, MSSW — is available now. How do we guide children to be spiritually balanced, emotionally whole, Jewishly connected individuals? |
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Parenting Adult Children: The Sacred Work of Growth and Transformation
December 21, 2024Parenting adult children requires new skills and a fresh perspective. Drawing from Torah wisdom, expert insights, and personal experiences, Rabbi Paul Kipnes explores the joys and challenges of this transformative phase. Discover how to foster deeper, more authentic connections with your adult children to support this sacred work. Read more
What a Double Funeral and Double Bat Mitzvah Taught Me about Connection
December 16, 2024Reflecting on love, healing, and connection through the intertwined lives of a couple laid to rest together at their funeral and twin sisters celebrating their B’not Mitzvah. Discover the profound lessons of relationships and the tree of life. Read more
Thanksgiving: Don’t Let Political Disruptions Ruin Your Dinner
November 21, 2023Wisdom to ensure you don’t let political disruptions ruin your Thanksgiving dinner Read more
Kol Nidre: A Time Machine
September 28, 2023If Kol Nidre is really an Aramaic legal formula, why do we keep singing it? Read more
When the World Seems Hopeless
September 26, 2023How to find hope when the world feels hopeless. Read more
My Chiropracter Prepared Me for Rosh Hashana
September 23, 2023How my chiropractor prepared me for Rosh Hashana. Read more
A Mantra for When Life is Full of Stress
September 23, 2023How to respond when life out there is so full of stress that we often want to pull back, circle the wagons, and just take care of ourselves. Read more
They Spit on the Sefer Torah
March 6, 2023In an act so heinous to Jews, an orthodox Jewish young woman spit on the Torah scroll. That’s what the ultra-orthodox leadership is fostering in their opposition to Women of the Wall and of progressive Judaism. Read more
Addressing the Lingering Loss of Covid-era Zoom Bar/Bat Mitzvah Students
December 29, 2022A service to address the lingering loss for covid-era zoom Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremonies. Far too many became B’Mitzvah away from the synagogue, instead taking the first steps on the path to becoming an adult on Zoom. It is time for staff teams to address the lingering sense of loss. Read more