Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky.  An Akiva parent, Debbie has an MA and PhD in the history of Jewish Bible Interpretation from McGill University as well as a Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) also from McGill.   Happiness can be found even in the darkest...

“Do you have a 14”x14” box?” I ask the lady at U-Haul.  She shows me her three different sizes, but the closest is 16”x12”.  I think about it for a few minutes, looking around the store, trying to ascertain whether the box will meet my needs.  “Ok,” I decide, “I’ll...

Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky.  An Akiva parent, Debbie has an MA and PhD in the history of Jewish Bible Interpretation from McGill University as well as a Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) also from McGill.  Shabbat morning I hand my daughter a...

Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky.  An Akiva parent, Debbie has an MA and PhD in the history of Jewish Bible Interpretation from McGill University as well as a Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) also from McGill.  I implemented a new rule in my house for...

By: Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky.  An Akiva parent, Debbie has an MA and PhD in the history of Jewish Bible Interpretation from McGill University as well as a Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) also from McGill.  The first time we went to Disney World,...