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The Balabusta’s Daily Organizer Review #2: The Pocket Edition
I’m always on the lookout for a great planner. Right now, I’m using a combination of electronic and paper, but at my heart, I really am a paper girl. I like to see it all clearly laid out! I reviewed...
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Embed from Getty Images Yom Kippur is coming quickly – this Tuesday night and Wednesday (Oct 11-12, 2016). I usually make a Shabbat dinner for my kids, pack lunches for the next day and prepare snacks...
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Feeling scattered and overwhelmed?
This time of year starts to feel a little hectic to me. We have Purim costumes, party, seudah (festive meal), holiday plans, mishloach manot (Purim gifts of food), and more to fit into the everyday...
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2017 Passover guides are out!
Passover is really coming now! There are tons of resources available, and the guides are out. Here are some links for you: 2015 Star-K Passover guide: Free download and other Passover articles CRC...
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Passover planning help – and a *giveaway* of Duby’s Pesach Lists
We are about 2 weeks out from Passover now. For 2017, the first seder night is Monday, April 10. I have a lot of planning help here on my blog (check out the superpage here). But if you’re looking for...
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Passover 2018 guides are out!
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Passover is really coming now! (It starts the evening of Friday, March 30, 2018.) There are tons of resources available, and the guides are out. Here are some links for you:...
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Rosh Hashanah is coming in one month (2018 version)
Even though summer is still going strong and school hasn’t even started for most of us, it’s time to start thinking about Rosh Hashanah in more concrete terms. I’ve already seen the sale of seats and...
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Rosh Hashanah menu 2018
I’m finished planning my menu for Rosh Hashanah. We do a lot of simanim, or “symbols,” (see this post about specifically what we use). I tend to leave a lot of these whole and recognizable, but this...
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Yom Kippur checklist
Yom Kippur is quickly approaching – in 2018, it starts Tuesday night (Sept 18-19). But preparations should start before that. Of course, the biggest preparation is spiritual. We’ve been repenting and...
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Homeschooling plans 2020-2021
(A few of these might be affiliate links, where I might get back a tiny (tiny!) piece of anything you spend. Most are simply links to the resources themselves.) This year, my kids range from 1st grade...
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Homeschooling high school and middle school 2020-2021
(A few of these might be affiliate links, where I might get back a tiny (tiny!) piece of anything you spend. Most are simply links to the resources themselves.) This year, my kids range from 1st grade...
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Homeschooling elementary school 2020-2021
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Rosh Hashanah – in two weeks!
And old picture! 2020 has been a challenging year. But time marches on, and Rosh Hashana is just a little more than two weeks away – already! Here is my prep list: order seats for shul???pay shul dues...
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Rosh Hashanah menu 2020
The blank slate… Rosh Hashanah is a little over a week away, and I’m planning my menu. It’s different this year for a couple of reasons – first, we are home and not having guests (Covid-19 rules)....
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Caramel Apple Snickerdoodles (non-dairy)
Parve cookies made with oil (or melted margarine) and grated apple.So. Good. I had some apples that were going bad – bruises and wrinkling skin. My kids, normally voracious apple eaters, wouldn’t touch...
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Marshmallow Bees for Rosh Hashanah
Yummy marshmallow bees! This is a fun project that my kiddos and I made to get ready for Rosh Hashanah. In case you can’t tell, baking and doing dessert-type things is my favorite! I came up with this...
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Sukkot menu 2020
The sukkah is partially set up, but still needs decorations, lighting, and the schach (roof) to be complete. But my Sukkot menu is complete! This year, we’re home alone again for meals. Here’s what...
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Sukkot resources and links 2020
I hope everyone had an easy and meaningful fast! Now that we’re ended Yom Kippur, we are ready to jump right back into more mitzvot. It’s time to get ready for Sukkot! Sukkot is a harvest festival...
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Sukkot hacks and tricks
Sukkah – see the trash can and shelving unit? Sukkot is kind of a strange holiday – go live in a hut just outside your comfy house? But we do it, anyway. There’s obviously a lot more to it! Eating and...
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