B”H Last week I shared with you how I put together a beautiful birthday party for my daughter. If you missed it, you can read about it here. Today, I’m going to share how I made this birthday party into a truly beautiful one, by adding an inner dimension of beauty to what might otherwise be considered, just food, games and decor. La semana pasada compartí con ustedes como arreglé una linda fiesta
Casual & Chic Chanukah Look || Look casual & chic para Chanukah
B”H Shavua Tov everyone! Chanukah is fast approaching, which means quite a few evening gatherings with friends and family. I can’t wait, actually! I don’t prefer the shorter winter days, but once Chanukah arrives and the lights of the menorah are on…it’s really just magical! ¡Shavua Tov, a todas! Ya se aproxima Chanukah, lo cual quiere decir que la mayoría tendremos varias noches de encuentros y reuniones con familiares
Thanksgiving Tradition
B”H Those of us who live in the United States are probably in Thanksgiving mode right now, whether we celebrate Thanksgiving with the turkey feast, or not. Honestly, it is nice to see the world around us celebrating, and hopefully embracing, an attitude that can helps us all so much in our daily lives and in our emotional states: gratitude! Thankfully, as Jews we have a long tradition of thanksgiving and in fact,
7 Year Old Girl’s Birthday Party
B”H Last week I shared with you that we celebrated my daughter’s Hebrew Birthday. Today, I’ll show you pictures of this 7 year old girl birthday and tell you a little bit about how I achieved the look for her. But, if you’ve read my post on cake pops and are familiar with my blog, you know that beneath the external beauty is a more important inner beauty and meaning that is
Practical Reminder
B”H I recently had the opportunity to hear Mrs. Vivi Deren speak in Houston and one of the things that resonated with me the most, was this practical reminder: “You can’t always feel good, but you can always DO good.” Chassidut teaches us that we have little or no control over the seven emotional attributes of our soul (Only Tzadikim do). What we do have control over, however, are what
Comforting Cake Pops?
B”H Disculpen que no lo traducí al español, pero hay veces que ciertas cosas sólo se pueden expresar en un idioma. Acá les va…As I happily prepared chocolate covered cake pops for my daughter’s seventh birthday party, the tragic news of the day melted away my mood. Cake pop in one hand, phone with Facebook News Feed buzzing in the other… The pain, the suffering, the unanswered questions…again, with those
Challah: Lessons in Education
B”H It’s Wednesday, just the perfect day to remind you to get to work on that challah you learned about here :-). So in case you needed a little inspiration while you’re shopping out for ingredients and baking, here are some wonderful lessons that the mitzvah of Challah can teach us on educating our children. 1- Details: When we make challah we try to use good ingredients- if possible, flour made
No Fail Challah
B”H Are you wondering why I’m talking about Challah on a Monday morning? “We’re just starting the week!” you say. Well, if I give you this recipe today, you will not have an excuse not to have baked this by Friday night. :-) Go shopping for your ingredients now, because this Challah is no fail, totally fool proof. If you ever wanted to do the mitzvah of Challah, but it seemed
Tantrum with G-d || Rabieta con Di-s
B”H Having four kids, k”h, I’m no stranger to temper tantrums- those of my kids, I mean. I’ve had my share of two year old (and older kids) kick and scream in frustration on my kitchen floor. The kid is angry; no doubt. Somehow, I can keep preparing dinner while looking objectively at the situation escalating right by my feet. I can think to myself, “I know you’re angry because
Welcome and Thank You || Bienvenidas y Gracias
B”H Welcome to Jewish Latin Princess! I can’t begin writing this blog without saying Thank You. First, thank you to H” for all the blessings He has bestowed upon me. Thank you to my loving husband and children who are a constant source of inspiration and support. You really are all my biggest heroes and you make me proud every day. I hope I do the same. Thank you to