Shalom Sesame’s Tu B’Shevat Videos

Watch with your children four short videos from Shalom Sesame all about different aspects of Tu biShvat.

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An Expecting Mother of Twins Seeks Advice

Maurie Backman for Kveller

I recently wrote a piece (OK, more like a rant) about the strange and often unhelpful advice I’ve been getting from random strangers with regard to my twin pregnancy. But then I realized: What better place to reach out for actual twin advice than Kveller? So with that in mind, I’ve compiled some questions that have, until now, sort of just been floating around haphazardly in my head. If you’re a parent of twins, please be so kind as to help this mama out!

1. Is exclusive breastfeeding realistic?

That’s the route I took with my son, but how exactly does it work with twins? Do I force them to eat at the same time? Take turns? And what happens when they’re old enough to squirm away? Do I just one-hand each of ‘em and use all my strength to keep them in place while praying that some of my milk magically winds up in their mouths?

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Watch the Entire “Frozen” Soundtrack in Hebrew

By Rachel Silberstein for Raising Kvell
Because “Let it Go” actually sounds better in Hebrew. But don’t blame us if your kids bombard you with Israeli Queen Elsa serenades.

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The ______ [adj] Inventor of Mad Libs

By Leah Falk for Jewniverse

Writer and producer Leonard Stern was __________ [adv] in need of an adjective, so he asked his friend Roger Price. Before he could tell Price what the subject was, Price threw out “clumsy and naked.” Stern and Price spent the rest of the night creating stories with blanks where key words should be — and Mad Libs was _______ [verb]. The name came from a mis-hearing of “ad libs.”

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