_(english).jpg "Taking the Spiritual Dive")
_(english).jpg "Genetic Screening for Breast Cancer Genes")
_(english).jpg "When Bad Things Happen")
_(english).jpg "Judaism and the 12-Step Program")
+.jpg "Knowledge and Wisdom")
+.jpg "Moshe, Miriam and Prophecy")
+.jpg "Don't Give Up")
About the Author
Emuna Braverman
Please check out Emuna’s new book A Diamond for Your Daughter – A Parent’s Guide to Navigating Shidduchim Effectively, available through Judaica Press
Emuna Braverman has a law degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters in in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. She lives with her husband and nine children in Los Angeles where they both work for Aish HaTorah. When she isn''t writing for the Internet or taking care of her family, Emuna teaches classes on Judaism, organizes gourmet kosher cooking groups and hosts many Shabbos guests. She is the cofounder of www.gourmetkoshercooking.com.
_(english).jpg "The Harry Potter Sensation")
_(english).jpg "Return the Call")
_(english).jpg "The Bridal Party")
_(english).gif "The Whipped Cream Wars")
The Whipped Cream Wars
by Emuna BravermanA fun questionnaire reveals the preconceived notions that often underlie our conflicts in marriage.
_(english).jpg "Between the Sexes")
_(english).jpg "Dread Coming Home")
_(english).gif "Great Expectations")
Great Expectations
by Emuna BravermanYour expectations in marriage can make the relationship thrive or falter.
_(english).jpg "Climbing to the Top")
Climbing to the Top
by Emuna BravermanAnswering Rosh Hashana's question: Did you do as much as you could with the gifts the Almighty gave you?
_(english).jpg "Long Live Thank You Notes")
Long Live Thank You Notes
by Emuna BravermanIf we can't be bothered to write a real thank you note, how grateful are we really?
_(english).jpg "Tales Out of School")
_(english).jpg "Parenting's Most Essential Trait")
Parenting's Most Essential Trait
by Emuna BravermanAnd it's not something we learn from books and classes.
_(english).jpg "Shopping with My Daughter")
Shopping with My Daughter
by Emuna BravermanGod has a sense of humor. Why else would He give seven daughters to a woman who hates to go shopping?
_(english).jpg "A Parent's Love")
_(english).jpg "Is Your Spouse Driving You Crazy?")
Is Your Spouse Driving You Crazy?
by Emuna BravermanFiguring out your spouse's unique personality type will unlock beautiful new dimensions in marriage.
_(english).jpg "Speak Nicely")
_(english).jpg "Talking Politics")
_(english).jpg "Secure Embrace")
_(english).jpg "I'm Really Sorry")
_(english).jpg "What Men Really Want")
_(english).gif "Real Men Bake Cookies")
Real Men Bake Cookies
by Emuna BravermanMy husband has taken up baking -- with a vengeance. Here are some of his best recipes.
_(english).jpg "Love Me as I Am")
_(english).jpg "Joshua: No Task Too Menial")
Joshua: No Task Too Menial
by Emuna BravermanWant to be a great Jewish leader? Learn from a consummate example -- the prophet Joshua.
_(english).jpg "Early Riser")
Early Riser
by Emuna BravermanSometimes the best opportunities for growth are standing right in front of you.
_(english).jpg "The Vanilla Custard")
_(english).jpg "What Women Really Want")
What Women Really Want
by Emuna BravermanMen, it's really very simple: our deepest desire is to be loved. Here's how to do it.
_(english).jpg "The Phone Solicitation")
The Phone Solicitation
by Emuna BravermanI was so frustrated by the intrusion, I hung up the phone.
_(english).jpg "I'm Bored!")
_(english).jpg "The Sleep-Away Camp Challenge")
The Sleep-Away Camp Challenge
by Emuna BravermanCamp requires one of the biggest parenting challenges of all -- leaving our kids alone.
_(english).jpg "Cruel to be Kind")
Cruel to be Kind
by Emuna BravermanDestroying evil is perhaps the greatest act of kindness possible.
_(english).jpg "Bad Day at the Office")
Bad Day at the Office
by Emuna BravermanAre life's daily frustrations slowly eating away at your marriage?
_(english).jpg "No Rachel on Daytime T.V.")
No Rachel on Daytime T.V.
by Emuna BravermanThe matriarch of the Jewish people embodies the opposite of typical daytime TV fare.
_(english).jpg "Our Exhausting Family Vacation")
_(english).jpg "The Right One")
_(english).jpg "From Good to Great")
_(english).jpg "Marriage and the Professional Woman")
Marriage and the Professional Woman
by Emuna BravermanRecent studies suggest professional women are less happy in their marriage and more likely to divorce. Don't take the wrong lesson.
_(english).jpg "Eliot Spitzer's Downfall")
Eliot Spitzer's Downfall
by Emuna BravermanBefore we engage in schadenfreude, let's be sure our own behavior and character could withstand the scrutiny.
_(english).jpg "Is There Anything You Need?")
_(english).jpg "Call Me Mrs. Braverman")
Call Me Mrs. Braverman
by Emuna BravermanThere's a lack of appropriate boundaries when 20-year-olds call 50-year-olds by their first names.
_(english).jpg "The World Upside Down")
The World Upside Down
by Emuna BravermanJust when you thought it can't get more perverse, a PBS series suggests moral equivalence between the Nazis and the Allies.
_(english).jpg "Frankenstein Redux")
Frankenstein Redux
by Emuna BravermanParents shouldn't be surprised that they have created a monster.
_(english).jpg "No Interruptions")
_(english).jpg "Marriage Dances")
Marriage Dances
by Emuna BravermanA common marriage dance is a two-step called "attack-withdrawal." One wants expressions of love and asks for it the wrong way; the other feels threatened and retreats.
_(english).jpg "Family Gathering")
Family Gathering
by Emuna BravermanA young couple's pressure to conform to family expectations, with no regard for their needs.
_(english).jpg "Let My People Go -- Where?")
Let My People Go -- Where?
by Emuna BravermanPhysical freedom is not enough. Passover provides the opportunity of freedom with purpose.
_(english).jpg "Everyone Has a Story")
_(english).jpg "Standing with Israel")
Standing with Israel
by Emuna BravermanRoz Rothstein wants you to stand up and defend the Jewish people.
_(english).jpg "Peanut Butter and Chocolate")
_(english).jpg "Up, Up and Away")
_of_Passover_Cleaning_(small)_(english).gif "The Joys (?) of Passover Cleaning")
The Joys (?) of Passover Cleaning
by Emuna BravermanIt is possible not only to enjoy Passover cleaning, but to find it to be the most meaningful aspect of holiday preparation.
