The 4-1-1
This former career-driven mother of three became a reluctant stay-at-home-mom when her autistic son and his two adorable sidekicks needed more from her. Formerly known for her popular blog, Frume Sarah’s World, Rebecca Einstein Schorr has embraced the challenge of stepping off the rabbinic pulpit and into the kitchen – some say for the very first time. The transformation from a religious community leader to what her kids call a “house-mother” has been nothing short of life-altering.
When she’s not channeling all of the energy into her duties as chief scullery maid or editor of a professional newsletter, Rebecca writes about the meaning in all the messy parts of her simpler, but not less complicated, life at The New Normal: Blogging Disability, Kveller.com, and other websites. She is a frequent guest on Huffington Post Live and is a member of the 2013 Listen To Your Mother: Wilmington cast.
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Yes sir! I am looking forward to our continued conversations.
Rebecca, what a fascinating story you have. I’m so glad Pamela “introduced” us!
Same. And I am so looking forward to enjoying your book this summer when my house is quiet and I have some time to sink beneath its covers.
Dear Rebecca,
Wow. I really hope we can connect sometime face to face. You see, I was a Jewish Educator. I received my Masters in Jewish Education, was a Principal of a synagogue religious school and was on the fast track to becoming a strong educator in the Jewish community. Then the reality of Autism hit. My son has non-verbal autism. It has taken me a full 5 years to adjust to realities and changes we have had to make to accommodate him. Of course, we are still in the process. I am now a religious school teacher and with the help of a very capable babysitter I can teach at my synagogue twice a week (on Thursdays and Sundays). We are struggling to keep our son in the religious school that he is in; which is a school for special needs kids called Gateways. He is 9 and of course, his Bar Mitzvah is around the corner. I am already starting to get ideas. This walk is a great idea.
Thanks!
That trajectory from diagnosis to acceptance is a jagged one. I’m glad that you have found a way to carve out time for your professional calling. For now, writing is providing that for me. Though I do miss the pulpit…
IF you need any ideas, feel free to shoot me an email.
Hi Rebecca,
My colleague Debra Brosan and I would like to interview you as part of research we are doing on an article dealing with the role of the rabbi in a networked congregation. Rebecca Sirbu gave us your name. Is there a direct email by which we can contact you to explain this further?
Regards,
Barry
Absolutely.
frummiehouse (at) gmail (dot) com is the fastest way to reach me.
Best,
Rebecca