We’re on Rosh Hashanah Hiatus – But Check Out Mayim’s & Ramie’s Holiday Videos
As you may know, we don’t publish on Jewish holidays or the Sabbath (read more about this here), but we don’t want you to be lonely or bored while we’re on “Rosh Hashanah Hiatus,” for the two days of...
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One of the Biggest Problems Facing Childhood Cancer Research
If you’re on social media at all, every September you might see it. Maybe it’s a yellow ribbon over a friend’s profile photo on Facebook, or someone mentioning her “fluttering” experience from the...
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Water: In a Time of Harvey, Irma and Jose, Considering My Personal Metaphor
[Image source] It’s been quite a month for water. Harvey, Irma, and now Jose are bringing waves of waves. Fear and trembling brought on by inches and feet of water, flooding city streets, parking lots,...
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I Observed Shabbat and I’m Not Jewish – Here’s What Happened
I wasn’t raised in a religious household, but over the years I’ve acquired bits and pieces of religions that resonate: so why did I find myself observing the Jewish Sabbath, taking a break from all...
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Mental Health Story: Coming to Terms With Being “Crazy” Enough
Photo credit: PicNoi Sometimes, when I have one of my once-in-a-while therapy sessions with my psychiatrist, I feel myself clinging to the things I no longer believe. I understand, in those moments,...
View ArticleFalling in Love With Yom Kippur
I fell in love last weekend. Hard-core. I’d fallen before, but this time it was different: it was the holiest day of the Jewish calendar year, Yom Kippur, and I fell back in love with ritual and...
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We Were Heading to the Mall in L.A., But Ended Up in Las Vegas
Like most Monday afternoons since I moved to LA, I met up with my good friend Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn. Like most Monday afternoons, we planned to sip iced teas from The Coffee Bean, catch up,...
View ArticleHow TV Reactivates My Grief
Even if you have not lost someone close to you, you know what Grief is: you know Grief means you miss someone. You had memories with them, of them; those memories now cause pain and longing. You wish...
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Jewish-Muslim Couple in Costa Rican Eco-Village Works Toward Global Peaceful...
Hooma (right), Jamey (left) & their kids From the minute Mayim found out that there was a Jewish-Muslim couple living in Costa Rica in an eco-village focusing on environmental issues, she knew she...
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How to Start Gratitude Journaling With Kids
In our home, we talk a lot about gratitude at night. We take a few seconds to notice moments for which we feel particularly grateful. We’re all winding down and usually getting cozy in our pajamas,...
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How to Do The Holidays Like a Man
Winter is coming, and with it, ominously, ‘The Holidays.’ Most women I know think of the looming obligations of the Thanksgiving-Hanukkah-Christmas seasonal-industrial complex with dread. And I get it:...
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My (Last?) Visit With My 97-Year-Old Mom
I recently visited my 97-year-old mom for two nights at her house in the Philadelphia suburbs. She has full-time care now — between an aide, Cora, and my brother, Curtis. I was able to give Curtis a...
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4 Ways to Make Holiday Hosting Enjoyable, Affordable and Meaningful
We pour our hearts and souls into preparing, cooking, decorating and shopping during the holidays, but stress over holiday hosting threatens to spoil the time we intended to enjoy with loved ones and...
View ArticleMayim on Trump’s Jerusalem Decision
Last week, President Trump decided to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and announced plans to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Since then, a lot of people –...
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Mayim’s Hanukkah, from Latkes to Dreidels
The Festival of Lights – also known as Hanukkah – started December 12. As my YouTube video shows, there are many myths about Hanukkah which I was happy to dispel. Hanukkah is not “Jewish Christmas”!...
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9 Ways to Make the Holidays Happy
It’s that time again: “the holidays.” Thanksgiving has come and gone, ushering in the busy season of meals and gifts and travel. Even those of us with zero family conflict (you’re out there, right??)...
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5 Ways to Decide Which Charities to Support
Winter holidays have a way of inspiring many to give back. In fact, according to Network for Good, a web-based giving service, one-third of the entire year’s online donations are made in December. But...
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8 LGBTQ Owned Businesses To Support This Holiday Season
[Photo via Ladyfingers Letterpress] The holiday season is here and you’ve probably been scouring the internet for rad Christmas presents for your sister, a cool Hanukkah gift for your best friend, or a...
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What Kwanzaa Can Teach Us About Resistance
The holiday of Kwanzaa (which is celebrated each year from December 26th through January 1st) was created less than 50 years ago in Los Angeles, by a Black nationalist, Dr. Maulana Karenga. Like many...
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Mayim Bialik: “I Crossed Canyons and Faced Fears on Vacation in Utah”
I don’t like the trappings of luxury, even when on vacation. I don’t like lounging. I don’t like spas or massages (see my post about that here). I fear the sunshine and its cancerous rays and I don’t...
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