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CANDLELIGHTING

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THE JEWISH VIEW

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HOLIDAYS

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JUDAISM 101

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{weblog_name} - Taking Care of Yourself During the Holidays
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During the holidays it can often feel like your regular life has been put on pause as you scramble to get all of the preparations just so.  While this resonates for all of the holidays, I find it to be especially true in the weeks before Passover arrives. With the countdown to get ready, we often have to take a break from our routine—regular workouts, time spent reading at night, or give up our weekly coffee date with girlfriends—many of the activities from which we usually derive energy and renewal. Instead, we seem to run on auto-pilot, “doing,” but not really feeling present. We still drive car pool, work at our jobs, and manage to run our households.  But now, on top of our normal routines, we’re engaging in a major housecleaning, making multiple runs to the grocery store,… read more