Does love lead to giving, or does giving lead to love?
Published: Sunday, August 02, 2009
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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.
(10) mijal , August 7, 2009
i deffinetely agree...
i agree soo much with you. people think that giving means giving toys, food, etc. giving from you patience is algo giving and creates more relationship with him or her. if you get tired setting up your home bc your kids spilled the food and the toys are in the floor, thats giving. It happends ot me so much with my daughter. Sometimes i cant go out with my friends because i dont want to take out my baby; so restraining to go somewhere because of here is also giving and creates a wonderfull bond.
(9) Anonymous , August 7, 2009
Much needed smile
Thank you Lori! As a new mother I really appreciated this video.
(8) Miriam , August 5, 2009
So funny, so warm
Lori, I'm still laughing. I also left my baby with my husband so I coud teach a class 2 nights a week. 30 years later, their love continues to grow.
(7) ANON , August 4, 2009
sent it to my friends. Absolutely beautiful!
(6) Anonymous , August 4, 2009
'baby sitting'
My daughter is now 19, and she cares for other people's children from time to time. But, I too recall the first time I left her in the hands of my very nervous husband, who was not experienced with babies. A few weeks after our daughter was born I went for a manicure - a little touch of pampering. I was going to be five minutes from home, for no more than an hour, and I gave him the 'what to do if' guide. When I came home the two of them were fast asleep on our unmade bed, he on his back and she on her stomach, on top of his. Needless to say, this was a Kodak moment and I cherish the photograph I took on that day. As you, Lori, related, the father/daughter relationship was cemented by this hour-long 'baby sitting' experience. For the remainder of her diaper wearing days, if Daddy was home, no one else took care of that bonding experience. They are a tightly bound pair to this day, with more that a few activities that are theirs and theirs alone. I am a blessed wife and mother!