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Specializing in: Kaganoff says. “The rest of the adults would move on in the
Haggadah while my husband took on the role of Pharaoh,
• anxiety • trauma and the children enthusiastically acted out the parts of the
Jews in Mitzrayim. As the kids got older, they grew out of the
• life transitions • sleep disorders skit and wanted to present divrei Torah instead. Occasionally,
the older ones would reenact the story for the younger ones,
• self-esteem • behavioral taking on the traditional role of Pharaoh. Now that we have
grandchildren at our Seder, we’ve come full circle and are
• adjusting to addictions back to the skit days once again.”
medical issues (i.e. gambling, Mrs. Berson agrees that each stage calls for a different
shopping, internet) focus at the Seder. Her methods of preparation, however, are
• depression unique: Since she and her children enjoy arts and crafts, they
take off time from cleaning to prepare something new for the
• substance abuse Seder table every year: fancy placemats, Pesach puppets, or
elaborate wall posters. This way, the kids can share in the
©WWW excitement of Yom Tov preparations, learn that Pesach is not
all about drudgery, and enjoy the fruits of their labor once
9192 Red Branch Road info@embracecs.com Yom Tov arrives.
Suite 270 www.embracecs.com “I always plan out our yearly craft project while I’m clean-
ing,” she explains. “Then we take a trip to town to pick out
Columbia, MD 21045 877-651-1841 the supplies, and the kids can work on the project when
they’re tired of cleaning. It makes setting the Seder table so
CELEBRATING 32 YEARS! exciting for them. If a project works out well, we laminate it
and save it for future use.”
B ROTH ERS B R OT HE R S
Create a Happy Atmosphere
2014 B RO T HE RS All this sounds very exciting, but what about those frazzling
moments before Yom Tov when nothing seems to be going
B ROT H ER S right and you can’t imagine how you’ll reach the Seder in one
piece?
Previous Awards
2014 – 2007 We need to remember, Rabbi Belsky says, that Nissan is
also part of the Gemara’s dictum of “Mishenichnas Adar
32 marbim besimcha.” Although we’re accustomed to associat-
ing this Chazal with the month of Adar, Rashi explains that
the phrase refers to “the miracles of Purim and Pesach” – in
other words, the extra measure of simcha should last straight
through Pesach.
“If you’re feeling overwhelmed, delegate tasks to other
members of the family,” Rav Belsky says. “Pesach should
involve the entire family. Play music CDs while you’re clean-
ing and cooking. Make it a happy collective experience.”
Obviously, this begins with the woman of the house.
Rebbetzin Kaganoff reminds me that it is the wife and moth-
er’s job to create the atmosphere in the home. If we’re feeling
happy, our happiness will rub off on the other members of
our family, and if we’re tense, everyone else will be tense, too.
One way to share the happiness is by digging out recipes
for those old Pesach favorites and preparing them for our
families. Since there are so few foods that we can eat on erev
Pesach, feeding kids can be challenge. Why not make those
bubelach (mashed potato latkes) that your grandmother pre-
pared on erev Pesach? The smell of potatoes frying is sure to
bring the hungry hordes into your kitchen at 4 p.m. on erev
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Specializing in: Kaganoff says. “The rest of the adults would move on in the
Haggadah while my husband took on the role of Pharaoh,
• anxiety • trauma and the children enthusiastically acted out the parts of the
Jews in Mitzrayim. As the kids got older, they grew out of the
• life transitions • sleep disorders skit and wanted to present divrei Torah instead. Occasionally,
the older ones would reenact the story for the younger ones,
• self-esteem • behavioral taking on the traditional role of Pharaoh. Now that we have
grandchildren at our Seder, we’ve come full circle and are
• adjusting to addictions back to the skit days once again.”
medical issues (i.e. gambling, Mrs. Berson agrees that each stage calls for a different
shopping, internet) focus at the Seder. Her methods of preparation, however, are
• depression unique: Since she and her children enjoy arts and crafts, they
take off time from cleaning to prepare something new for the
• substance abuse Seder table every year: fancy placemats, Pesach puppets, or
elaborate wall posters. This way, the kids can share in the
©WWW excitement of Yom Tov preparations, learn that Pesach is not
all about drudgery, and enjoy the fruits of their labor once
9192 Red Branch Road info@embracecs.com Yom Tov arrives.
Suite 270 www.embracecs.com “I always plan out our yearly craft project while I’m clean-
ing,” she explains. “Then we take a trip to town to pick out
Columbia, MD 21045 877-651-1841 the supplies, and the kids can work on the project when
they’re tired of cleaning. It makes setting the Seder table so
CELEBRATING 32 YEARS! exciting for them. If a project works out well, we laminate it
and save it for future use.”
B ROTH ERS B R OT HE R S
Create a Happy Atmosphere
2014 B RO T HE RS All this sounds very exciting, but what about those frazzling
moments before Yom Tov when nothing seems to be going
B ROT H ER S right and you can’t imagine how you’ll reach the Seder in one
piece?
Previous Awards
2014 – 2007 We need to remember, Rabbi Belsky says, that Nissan is
also part of the Gemara’s dictum of “Mishenichnas Adar
32 marbim besimcha.” Although we’re accustomed to associat-
ing this Chazal with the month of Adar, Rashi explains that
the phrase refers to “the miracles of Purim and Pesach” – in
other words, the extra measure of simcha should last straight
through Pesach.
“If you’re feeling overwhelmed, delegate tasks to other
members of the family,” Rav Belsky says. “Pesach should
involve the entire family. Play music CDs while you’re clean-
ing and cooking. Make it a happy collective experience.”
Obviously, this begins with the woman of the house.
Rebbetzin Kaganoff reminds me that it is the wife and moth-
er’s job to create the atmosphere in the home. If we’re feeling
happy, our happiness will rub off on the other members of
our family, and if we’re tense, everyone else will be tense, too.
One way to share the happiness is by digging out recipes
for those old Pesach favorites and preparing them for our
families. Since there are so few foods that we can eat on erev
Pesach, feeding kids can be challenge. Why not make those
bubelach (mashed potato latkes) that your grandmother pre-
pared on erev Pesach? The smell of potatoes frying is sure to
bring the hungry hordes into your kitchen at 4 p.m. on erev
38 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
