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A Life Free From Hunger with Save the Children

February 15, 2012 By CultureMom Leave a Comment

This morning I headed to the Millennium Hotel near the United Nations to hear a very special talk co-hosted by Save the Children in support of the U.N. Secretary General’s Every Woman Every Child movement for maternal, newborn and child health with a group of other bloggers from MamaDrama. The session was empowering as we heard from leaders in the movement to eliminate hunger from around the world. The breakfast and discussion were being held to launch a new global report “A Life Free from Hunger: Tackling Child Malnutrition,” marking a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Parenting, Social Good, Social media Tagged With: A Life Free from Hunger: Tackling Child Malnutrition, Advocacy, childhood diseases, Children, Education, Malnutrition, Parenting, Parents, Save the Children, United Nations

Remembering Daniel Pearl, My Friend and Hero

February 4, 2012 By CultureMom 10 Comments

Ten years ago this month, millions became witnesses to the kidnapping and murder of the journalist Daniel Pearl at the hands of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, an Al Qaeda operative also alleged to be behind the 9/11 attacks. Pearl had recently been named the South Asia Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal; he was in Pakistan retracing the steps of the so-called “shoe bomber,” Richard Reid, when he was kidnapped. Pearl thought he was heading for an interview with Sheikh Mubarak Ali Gilani. He never returned and his final days made international … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Judaism Tagged With: Daniel Pearl, Danny Pearl, Danny Pearl Foundation, Mariane Pearl, Wall Street Journal

Passport to Africa Twitter Party

January 29, 2012 By CultureMom Leave a Comment

My friends over at Hartlyn Kids invites you to a ‘Passport to Africa Twitter Party’ to help them raise funds for a NEW children’s book about a country in Africa! The upcoming book will be the third in a series that travels the globe, one book at a time, through unique stories from people who live and create in the countries that are represented in their books! Hartlyn Kids believes that everyone should have the opportunity to tell their story in their own words. Their books empower writers and illustrators abroad, while putting diverse and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Social Good, Social media Tagged With: Africa, Africa Cookbook, BiculturalMama, Hartlyn Kids, multicultural life, Putamayo Kids, twitter party, WorldTravelMom

How Do I Do it ALL? by Holly Pavlika

January 26, 2012 By CultureMom 6 Comments

This is the seventh entry in “I Don’t Know How She Does It,” a series of guest posts about the working mom/stay-at-home dilemma. It’s written by Holly Pavika, a dear friend and an award-winning creative marketing industry veteran and was recently the Managing Director of Big Fuel, the nation's largest pure play social media agency. Taking her social media expertise and with particular knowledge of moms and women-focused marketing, she has recently moved over to lead MOMentum as President, of this marketing subsidiary of Big Fuel. MOMentum … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Parenting, Work Tagged With: Balance, Big Fuel, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, doing it all, EveryMotherCounts, Global Poverty Project, Holly Pavlika, Momentum, Motherhood, Shot@Life, teenagers, working mom

My Personal and Professional Achievements in 2011

December 27, 2011 By CultureMom 4 Comments

At the end of last year I wrote about how social media had opened doors for me that I never imagined would open. This year, that continued and there were many wonderful opportunities that presented themselves as a result of my work. To name a few: *My work at Ruckus Media Group has continued to thrive and I have been able to oversee their campaign as a partner of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. For the last six weeks, we have donated a portion of sales to children who need it most and I am very proud of our work. *I launched a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Social Good, Social media Tagged With: Annita Mendiratta, Beaver Creek, Ben Franklin Institute, Blissdom, Bloggy Boot Camp, blogher, Four Seasons, MamaDrama, Montreal, mystic, ONE, Philadelp;hia, Ritz Carlton, Room to Read, Ruckus Media Group, Wyndham Bonnet Creek

Candle Seven: Growing Up a Fish Out Of Water

December 26, 2011 By CultureMom 19 Comments

When I was growing up in Atlanta, there were less than 100,000 Jewish residents in a city of several million. My parents had moved there from Philadelphia, and they retained much of that Northern Jewishness that set us apart growing up. Much of that was cultural - bagels and lox on Sunday mornings, for example, instead of grits and fried chicken. We were members of the Temple, the biggest Reform shul in the city, and my sisters and I went to Sunday School and were had Bat Mitzvahs and confirmations. We were involved members of the community, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Judaism, Personal, Social media Tagged With: growing up Jewish in the South, Hanukkah, Hanukkah Hooplah, Hanukkah in New York City, Mama Doni, New York City, Rosh Hashanah, Streit's, Yom Kippur

Digging up an Old Post: Our Jewish Christmas

December 25, 2011 By CultureMom 2 Comments

(This is a repost from last year. I will be posting a new Hanukkah tomorrow, as well, as part of the Hanukkah Hooplah blogger Hanukkah showdown) I grew up in a home with a mother who was desperately trying to shed some of her Jewish identity that she felt was forced down her throat. Her parents had kept a strictly Kosher house. Though they weren’t religious, she felt denied…..denied of having the experience of even just knowing how other people lived. She lived in a very Italian neighborhood, so I am sure that Jewish people were a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Judaism Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas with kids, Digging up an Old Post: Our Jewish Christmas, Hanukkah, Hanukkah with kids

A Hit in My House: Ricotta Cheese Latkes

December 23, 2011 By CultureMom 1 Comment

Every since I mentioned my Ricotta Latke recipe at the Hanukkah Hooplah Twitter Party, I have been asked by several people for the recipe. I wanted to make it one more time this year before I released it to you, and I'm happy that I did tonight. We hosted our annual party with two other families and I decided to add it to the menu. It was a diary meal, and I wanted to add it to the repertoire of food, which did include potato latkes, as well. It was a good thing I did. They were wildly successful, and I have to say, much easier to make than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Judaism Tagged With: Gloria Kaufer Greene, Hanukkah, Latke recipe, Latkes, Ricotta Latkes, The New Jewish Holiday Cookbook

Kveller’s Hanukkah Twitter Party

December 16, 2011 By CultureMom Leave a Comment

I was asked to co-host an upcoming Twitter Party with one of my favorite web sites, Kveller. Kveller.com is a website for those who want to add a Jewish twist to their parenting. I've been a fan of the site for a while and I'm honored to be a part of something they haven't done before. This is their first Twitter party, and it's taking pace on Monday, December 19th from 9-10 pm(EST)! They'll be talking about their favorite Hanukkah treats and decorations, share their gifting strategies, and discuss how they celebrate with our families. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Judaism, Social media Tagged With: Ciran Blumenfeld, Devra Renner, Hanukkah, Kveller, Latkes, Magic Beans, Pam Lewis, Parentopiadevra, Sheri Gurock, Social media, The Cutlure Mom, Tweetgrid, twitter party

Remembering Daniel Pearl, My Friend and Hero

How Do I Do it ALL? by Holly Pavlika

Digging up an Old Post: Our Jewish Christmas

A Hit in My House: Ricotta Cheese Latkes

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