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TABLE OF CONTENTS SPOTLIGHT..............................................................12 FROM SOUP TO NUTS: Women, Bring it Home!...............................................28 EPICUREAN EXCURSIONS WITH RACHEL: Cork and Slice..............................................................50 COMPUTERS ONE ON ONE: Girls Who Code...........................................................62
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MIND OVER MATTER: The Working Mother....................................................70 GRIN AND BARE IT..................................................84 DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS..............................88
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flipping pages, stopping here and there to examine one of the many featured margin illustrations or to test myself on the definition of a random word. Yes, I know, very nerdy. I am currently reading a book that one of my sisters recommended and although it is over 500 pages and my time is limited, I am engrossed by it and pick it up whenever possible. The story is compelling, the writing quality. But here’s the problem: The protagonist, his son, and many of the other featured characters are mathematicians. I have to admit, every other word is one with which I am unfamiliar. I’m not talking aerodynamics and quadratics or parabolic coordinates. I’m talking about words I can’t even pronounce, let alone fathom. I stopped reaching for my dictionary in the first chapter. I recognize that in this particular case I really don’t need to fully understand the meaning of every word I read but it got me thinking about how many varied and impressive professions are out there. And, honestly, about how many I wouldn’t have been able to pursue. When I was a little girl there were so many topics that interested me I wondered how one was ever able to choose a single course of interest. Before I narrowed down the field
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Continued from page 12 to English and Art, I was very interested in archaeology. Much before that I thought I wanted to be an astronaut. Both my daughters are nurses today but the oldest was very passionate about becoming a veterinarian while the younger was excited about designing playgrounds. Go figure. I always believed that I could be whatever I wanted to be and had I wanted to become a lawyer or go to medical school I would have succeeded. I don’t know how easy it would have been for me to pursue my dream of working at NASA or how practical it would have been to live a life at exotic locations on back-breaking digs but both seem more attainable for me today than becoming a mathematician. Everyone has to know his or her limitations.
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Even recognizing our individual strengths and weaknesses, talents and lack thereof, there are so many varied and unusual career options out there today, especially for women. Every job is legitimate. Many women still pursue “traditional” careers in education, nursing and office work for convenience sake or because it’s what they truly enjoy. But there is so much more to explore these days. I know someone who is an industrial psychologist. She spends much of her time choosing artwork for executive offices in large financial and legal firms. Who would have known that that was a viable option? I have a friend who recently became a ski instructor. Didn’t see that one coming! I have friends who are professors, others who are attorneys, financial planners, yoga instructors, therapists, Torah scholars, interior designers, high level administrators and
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business owners. Still others are stay-at-home moms and don’t make the mistake of asking them if they work. Because of course they do – tirelessly. Perhaps not at official “jobs” out of the house but they are responsible for countless other projects be it within their own homes, at local shuls, their children’s schools or any number of non-profit organization they support. What’s exciting, though, is that many women these days first seek to pursue a career or look to change professions later in life – and with much success. Working women are all women – be they single, wives, mothers, grandmothers. They are always on the move, juggling their own loads, as well as that of others. “Multi-tasker” is a woman’s middle name. They are truly amazing and in this issue, and always, we salute you.
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n this final installment in her bestselling Kosher by Design cookbook series, Kosher by Design Brings it Home (Artscroll Publications), author Susie Fishbein presents fresh new recipes culled from her 15-year culinary journey. Along with many poignant stobuy. ries gleaned from her cooking demos, Susie also shares tantalizingly delicious recipes learned from Small, family-run Jewish the great chefs she encountered in Italy, France, Mexico, Israel, and bakeries that once lay at the across North America. This stunning cookbook offers a magnificent heart of close-knit urban full-color photo to accompany each of the 113 cross-cultural recipes. neighborhoods all over It is seasoned with entertaining anecdotes and finely spiced recipes America such as the oneshave below. fallen victim
to the demise of the oldschool bakers, shifting Ranchero soup demographics and economic realities. But P or M Stanley Ginsbergyields and8 servings Norman Berg seek to keep the memories of these Jewish When teachingbakeries a class on alive with their new book, Inside theat Jewish Passover cooking the Ritz Bakery: Recipes and Carlton Memories from the in Cancun one year, I wanted to create a (Camino SouthwestGolden Ages of Jewish Baking ern soup that did contain Books). More than a collection of notrecipes, beans. This keeper, with the its Inside the Jewish Bakery chronicles egg-drop soup effect, is so history and traditions—as well as the simple and is brightened with distinctive baked goods—of Ashkenazi Jewry a pop of chilies, lime juice, in Eastern Europe andandits to silkyimmigration avocado. America. Utilizing a vast array of sources, the • authors 1 tablespoonhave vegetable oil crafted an engaging “edible • history.” 1 onion, peeled, cut into ¼-inch dice • 4 cloves fresh garlic, finely chopped • 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes or whole peeled tomatoes, with KAMISHBROYT their liquid (Jewish Biscotti) • 4 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock Makes two to three dozen slices • 2 large eggs • ½ jalapeño, minced 2 3/4 cups flour • 1 avocado, peeled, pastry pitted, cutor intoall-purpose tiny cubes • 2 scallions, green part only, thinly sliced on the diagonal 1 cup less 1 Tbs. granulated sugar • ¼1/8 cup loosely packed cilantro tsp. table salt leaves, roughly chopped • juice of ½ lime 3/4 tsp. baking powder • additional limes, cut into wedges, for garnish
1 cup chopped pecans, almonds or walnuts 2/3 cupsoup beaten eggthe oil over medium heat. Add the In a large pot, heat 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melteddo not allow it to onion; cook until translucent, 5-6 minutes; 1 tsp. vanilla extract brown. If it begins to brown, lower the heat. Add the garlic; cook
Add the tomatoes with their liquid. If they are whole, use your hand to squeeze and burst them. Add the stock. Simmer, uncovered, over low heat, for 30 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs. Whisk the soup and while whisking, slowly drizzle in the eggs, whisking all the time. Simmer for 4 minutes. Ladle into bowls. In a small bowl, stir together the jalapeño, avocado, scallions, cilantro, and lime juice. Top each bowl with a spoonful of this garnish. Serve a lime wedge with each bowl.
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seeds. The pizzas are baked in a brick oven which gives the dough that perfect crispy woodsy taste. I tried the Funghi which was topped with ricotta and mozzarella cheese and sprinkled with mushrooms and truffle oil. For dessert they had a banana bread pudding, so those who know me know that while the dish may have been incredible, I don’t eat anything with bananas. The only other dessert option was a halvah ice cream which was fantastic. The service at Cork & Slice is exactly what the working woman wants and needs – everybody caters to her.
Glasses are refilled without being asked, food arrives promptly and dishes are quickly cleared. So here is a toast to the working women of our community and to the restaurants such as Cork & Slice that feed us. I raise a glass to you all. Rachel Rosenberg, a practicing attorney and name partner at Rosenberg and Steinmetz PC, is known amongst friends and family as an accomplished chef and daring foodie with a critical eye and discerning palate. She lives in Woodmere with her husband and three sons.
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ecently I was lurking around my Facebook newsfeed and saw an image of a woman feeding her baby while applying makeup to a model at a photo shoot. The caption read, “Working mothers can have it all.” The implication was that a mother who has to or chooses to work can be the best employee and the best mother at the same time. I couldn’t keep up with all the comments this image was generating. Some women scoffed at the image, claiming that women should stay at home with their children. They thought it was selfish to drag a child to a busy workplace and that there was no way on earth this woman’s attention wasn’t divided. Other women praised this woman for having it all, and lamented that they feel disoriented half the time. Other working mothers thought this image was ridiculous and a moving target that is part of the erroneous message that keeps working mothers feeling awful about themselves. A day in the life of a working mother: Wake up at an ungodly hour. Shower. Wake up kids for school. Run around looking for notebooks, kissing booboos, coaxing children onto bus. Ignore the mess in the house because you have to run to work (that is a hard job in itself). WORK, WORK. Take phone calls from childrens’ schools and make doctor appointments on lunch breaks. Check in with babysitter all day long. WORK, WORK and WORK some more. Get in the car. Run to supermarket. Run to Amazing Savings for child’s school project she texted you about which of course is due… you guessed it! Tomorrow! Come home, kiss booboos, wipe away tears, break up fights. Change into PJs (ha! That was a joke). Monitor homework. And if you’re a parent who does homework for her kids, do their homework (you know who you are!). Pack bags. Search for two hundred missing objects. You are a GPS after all. Supervise bath-time. Run a kid to karate, ballet and swing by parent teacher’s conference. Bedtime. If you have older kids in the house, you will be up talking to them all night because they go to bed later than you do. Sleep and repeat. Whew!! If your day resembles the circus act I just provided, then you, my dear are a superhero! Come, let me give you your cape! So, if we are superheroes, why do we always feel badly about ourselves, no matter how much we accomplish? When we are at work we are thinking about home and when are at home, we are thinking about work. We are led to believe that we working mothers can have it all. Sure… I’ll bring my baby to work while in a therapy session. If your kids are anything like some of mine, you can’t bring them to a grocery store, let alone to work! On those days when you’ve got it all together you feel like a million bucks. But what about the days when you’re running ten minutes late, you’ve got a kid who refuses to get on the bus and the baby was up all night with an ear infection? You haven’t showered, can’t find your
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stockings, or a deep breath. You walk in the door after a long day and the barrage begins: “Ma! You forgot to get my pink oak tag for the mitzvah fair.” “Mommy, she hit me… she pinched me.” “Mommy, I wish you didn’t work and could be home for me like all the other girls’ mommies in my class.” Dagger to the heart. In these moments, we start to feel badly about ourselves. We question our decisions, and our motives. If you are working for fulfillment and not to make ends meet, you may feel especially guilty. But what if I told you in these moments the greatest antidote is self-acceptance and self-love? Like anything else, it can be practiced and achieved. The next time you find yourself feeling like you just can’t catch a break or get it right, try breathing. Slow down, notice your breaths going in and going out. Count to ten. (It really does work!) Tell yourself, “I am doing a fine job. I am setting a wonderful example for my children. Look at me. I’m pretty fabulous.” To those of you working because you want to work and not because you “have to,” you can tell yourselves “I am entitled to find my joy in life outside of my family. A happy and fulfilled mother is the best gift I can give to my children.” It’s not going to be perfect. The truth is we can have it all, but we can’t have it all, all of the time. Here is something I do that I find helpful. When I am at work, I am a worker bee. I am focused on being the best therapist I can be. I am not in Mommy mode. And when I come home, I try to be fully engaged as a mother. Emails, voicemails, text messages will wait until my little kids are in bed and my big kids are settled into their evenings and are winding down. I guess the old Jewish saying is true, “You can’t dance at two weddings at the same time.” The next time you feel bad or that your blood is about to boil, employ some self-care. I really can’t stress that enough. Women tell me all the time, “I don’t have time. You don’t understand. I can’t make it work.” I say, get a babysitter, get your mom or your mother-in-law, ask your husband to come home an hour early from work… and do your thing. Take a bubble bath, meet a friend, go to a gym class, hide in your closet with that magazine you’ve been meaning to get to. Mommies need a break too. No one is going to make this happen, other than yourself. I applaud all women and their choices and see the beauty and validity in working both in the home and out of the home. In this column, I salute your hard work, tenacity, creativity and “juggalability.” I also honor the meltdowns, the guilt, the nights spent crying, feeling that you aren’t enough or wishing you could spend more time with your children, or maybe secretly being grateful you have work as an escape. Maybe it’s all just perfectly human and par for the course. You are doing your best, setting a wonderful example for your children and you are more than enough. Here’s to you! Sincerely, Jennifer Jennifer is a licensed psychotherapist working with individuals, families and couples. Her office is located at 1226 West Broadway, Hewlett, NY 11557. She is currently accepting new clients. She can be reached at 718-9080512. Inquiries welcome.
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I don’t have any flaws. I’m perfect, lol. The one Addressing envelopes for a mail order company, 500 a day for three weeks flaw I won’t change is being early and we never in a boiling hot city building. My cousin and I used every address knew by heart. late - having my clocks fifteen minutes B.D. being ahead of real time. C.B. A fast food restaurant. In college, I worked at Orange Julius. The hours were
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