by Cindy Warren | Oct 15, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
Monday morning we celebrated my eldest daughter’s Bat Mitzvah. As some of you may know, my daughter was born 10 weeks early – after a difficult and tenuous pregnancy – and weighed only 1080 grams, or 2 pounds, 6 ounces. She spent 51 days in the NICU and...
by Cindy Warren | Oct 13, 2015 | Blog, Expert ED-vice
How do we best prepare our students today for a successful tomorrow? Studies tell us that students need to develop a whole new skill set to be ready for the future. Education must be focussed on promoting learning that is relevant and meaningful in today’s world. At...
by Cindy Warren | Oct 8, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
By: Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky The month of holidays is behind us. There is much about them that I enjoy. I love to cook and entertain. I love to go to synagogue with my children, to decorate the sukkah, to spend time with friends, to read books and nap and play...
by Cindy Warren | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
By: Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky We were driving my daughters to my in-laws’ house up north for two nights. (My husband and I were continuing on to Tremblant without them). First, I realized I left their toiletry bag in their bathroom. So we pulled off the highway...
by Cindy Warren | Sep 24, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
By: Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky Girl drama. With three daughters, I’ve had my share of “she said” and “but she said,” and, unfortunately, I will likely encounter more as I am just embarking on the teen years. When their friends “hate” teachers my girls love, or...
by Cindy Warren | Sep 17, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
By: Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky For our family of five, with three daughters (ages 7, 10 and 12), we have three seats in the women’s section for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and two seats in the men’s section. My children have been sitting quietly in shul every...