Akeres Habayis

A typical Monday morning: The kids are hungry for breakfast. Chani cant find her left shoe. The baby is crying. The oatmeal is boil- ing over. The phone is ringing. Moshe needs his lunch, Miriam needs a new notebook, and Mommy needs a vacation. And its only eight in the morning! Whats gone wrong here? And how can it be made right? In Akeres Habayis, Sarah Chana Rad- cliffe, an experienced family therapist and time-management expert, guides the Jew- ish woman through her home, showing her how to cope with all its many de- mands. As in her last two widely ac- claimed books, Aizer Knegdo and The Delicate Balance, Mrs. Radcliffe offers a wonderful blend of the practical and the inspirational. Here are invaluable time-management techniques, with an emphasis on creat- ingand followingsensible plans. The reader will learn how to meet Shabbos deadlines without that frantic, last-minute rush; how to clean for Pesach and still stay awake on seder night; and how to find time for family and friends, community and professional obligations, and still cre- ate a warm and welcoming home. Best of all, Akeres Habayis includes illuminating interviews with women who have learned to gracefully manage the myriad challenges of homemaking. Here, they share the secrets of their success. A survival manual for the busy mother and wife, Akeres Habayis is a book for every Jewish homemaker, and every Jew- ish home.