Has your family dinner table become a landing spot for junk mail, homework, and bills? Is scheduled dinnertime in your home 6:00 for mom, 7:00 or later for dad, and . . . are the kids even home tonight or do they have another activity to get to? Because with sports, activities, long hours, and commutes, family dinners seem to have gone the way of the dinosaur . . . And it's time to bring them back--before it's too late! Studies have tied shared family...

The book explores Jewish holidays, traditions, rituals, recipes, as well as humorous insights into how the ancient advice of the sages relates to modern parenthood. Chapters include topics that appeal to all generations of parents and include "Planning A Dream Bar Mitzvah Is A Nightmare," "Why Every Mom Should Own A Dog," "Turning Your Dinner Table Into An Altar," "Holiness of Chores," and "Jewish Girls Don't Camp," which inspired a webisode on the...

The former Vice President looks at the challenges of balancing the demands of life while maintaining a deep commitment to family and faith and how gathering around the dinner table every evening can help keep these principles intact.