Three actions every Jew should do to make the home Jewish.

Published: Saturday, January 05, 2008

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Visitor Comments: 27

  • (27) Anonymous , March 2, 2009

    This observant Jew is VERY inspired by EACH of your clips

    Mrs. Palatnik, I''m overwhelmed by your ability to convey basic ideas in such concise, enjoyable, heartfelt, accurate, legitimate, genuine ways --- ideas which our Torah giants sometimes take chapters *or* books to convey. May Hashem keep you well and able for many years to come.

  • (26) Anonymous , January 22, 2009

    to anonymous #24

    Keep making a beautiful Jewish home. Say Shema with your kids at night. And keep inviting your husband to the Shabbos table. My husband was drumming and chanting, meditating and searching for his spiritual path while the kids and I did more and more Jewishly. Then, when we moved into a religious neighborhood, the other Jewish men really took him under wing. Today his peyos are below his shoulders and we live in Israel (his idea!). Invite your husband with peace, and trust that Hashem wakes each person up in His own time. ((hugs))

  • (25) sam mizrahi , January 15, 2008

    KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK- I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS

    KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK- I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS!!!!

  • (24) Anonymous , January 12, 2008

    "Single" Jewish women can still daaven

    I loved this piece, but (like some other viewers) was troubled by number 3. (Okay, I nearly cried when I heard it.) My husband goes along with our frum lifestyle: kashrut and shabbat observance, saying the Shema and educating the children Jewishly. But he would never put on tefillin himself. I don't want my children to think that daavening to Hashem is "optional", and I mourn that they barely even know what tefillin are. I make an effort for them to see me daavening at home, and I hope this is enough. Does anyone else have any thoughts about being the sole religious influence on one's children?

  • (23) s , January 10, 2008

    yep

    Very true, the learning and love and practice starts at home. Great message

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About the Author

Lori Palatnik

Lori Palatnik is an author and Jewish educator who has appeared on television and radio and has lectured on five continents, illuminating traditional practices and life-styles for our contemporary world. She and her husband, Rabbi Yaakov Palatnik, live in Washington, DC, where she is the Executive Director of The Jewish Women's Renaissance Project of Aish DC.

Lori is the author of "Friday Night and Beyond—The Shabbat Experience Step-by-Step"; "Remember My Soul", which explains the Jewish concepts of soul and the afterlife and a guide to anyone who has ever lost a loved one; and "Gossip—Ten Pathways to Eliminate It From Your Life and Transform Your Soul", featured on "Dr. Laura" and FoxNews.com.

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