by Aviva Blumstein | Blog
After dinner on the first Friday night after a baby boy is born, it is customary to invite friends and family to a “Sholom Zochor/ Shalom Zachar”. This is loosely translated as “a time for wishing peace to the male child.” The Sholom Zochor is...
by Aviva Blumstein | Uncategorized
After having three beautiful girls, my fourth baby was a boy. Many of my girlfriends had experienced the “trauma” of bris’ing their boys – but I hadn’t – until then…! A day before my bouncing baby boy’s big day arrived; a friend called. She gave me some unsolicited...
