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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Mar 29, 20183 min read
Freedom for Our Children and Our Children’s Children
“If the Holy One, blessed be He, had not taken our ancestors from Egypt, behold we and our children and our children’s children would...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Nov 28, 20173 min read
Families With Special Needs Children Need Maps
Guest post by Dr. Judith Greenberg If you are a parent of a special needs child, you may feel like you need some help but may not be...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Jun 27, 20171 min read
Your Kid’s End-of-Year Recital
Here’s another post from me on Kveller.com which I wrote after reflecting on my kindergartener’s brilliantly produced end-of-year...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Nov 13, 20161 min read
The Day I Did This with My Daughter Was One of the Best Days of My Life
#family #parenting
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Jan 24, 20161 min read
The Best Gift for Your Children
I’ve recently been thinking about the adage familiar to many marriage counselors that “The best gift you can give your children is shalom...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Apr 18, 20151 min read
The Accidental Author – Another Article on Kveller!
http://www.kveller.com/how-i-became-an-accidental-childrens-book-author/ #parenting
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Mar 24, 20151 min read
The Mama Bear Effect – Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Coloring Pages
#childsexualabuse #parenting #sexualabuse #sexuality
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Mar 1, 20151 min read
The Very Special Gift
Dear Readers, I am most pleased to announce the publication of my latest book, The Very Special Gift. It is designed to help parents...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Feb 14, 20154 min read
We’re ALL Exhausted
My recent Kveller article entitled “I’m an Orthodox Jewish Father and I’m Exhausted” got a lot of sympathetic comments from people in the...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Jan 7, 20151 min read
I’m an Orthodox Jewish Father & I Am Exhausted
Check out my latest article on the front page of Kveller.com! I’m an Orthodox Jewish Father & I Am Exhausted #family #parenting
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Dec 10, 20141 min read
Parenting in the iPhone Age
Check out the Baltimore Jewish Times for my article on modern parenting: http://jewishtimes.com/31779/parenting-in-the-iphone-age/...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Nov 22, 20141 min read
New Book: "It’s Not Fair"
The latest in my children’s book series is now available, dealing with the favorite childhood refrain, “it’s not fair!” No doubt this...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Nov 1, 20142 min read
Getting Your Kids to Eat Their Dinner
Here is another column from the BJH in which I answer the classic question: How do I get my kids to eat their dinner??? Dear BJH, My kids...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Oct 18, 20141 min read
New Article in the Baltimore Jewish Home
One of the kinds of issues I am frequently called upon to help with involves relationships among parents/in-laws/grandparents. Here is a...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Sep 18, 20141 min read
Positive parenting won’t make up for yelling, insulting
I thought this was a powerful article about effect we as parents have on our children. Check it out: Even when the same or another...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Aug 28, 20141 min read
Kids hear EVERYTHING
I felt a little bit like dirt. That is really not how I want my kids to think we look at them. We so easily overlook how perceptive our...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
Jun 8, 20143 min read
Parenting Help for the Common Parent
The following is a true story. What would you have done? Some people might have tried reasoning with the child, explaining why yelling is...
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Rabbi Raffi Bilek
May 7, 20141 min read
Masturbation
I thought this article was excellent. It discusses the issue of talking about masturbation with Orthodox boys, which I think is...
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