Bar and Bat Mitzvah
To bar mitzvah or not to bar mitzvah, that is the question. Need some help? Want to learn ways to make your...
Helen Turns 2 in English, Spanish and Hebrew
I can’t believe my first baby girl is already 2! In the beginning of this journey into parenthood I can remember...
One of These Things is Not Like the Other
Making friends as a grown-up isn’t always easy. When I look at my “mom” friends, we’re...
How to Rebuild on Yom Kippur
What it means to rebuild on Yom Kippur…
A few weeks ago my family had a hard day. It seemed that both...
The Unraveling of Tradition
This year’s Rosh Hashanah became the beginning of a challenging New Year. Approaching the middle of my third...
Don’t Call Me Bubbe–I’m Grandma.
On the eve of my first birthday as a grandmother, which happened to be the day of the eclipse, I wrote this...
Charting a New Course
We live in a world filled with hate. It seems as each new day dawns, we are reminded of this very concept....
Why I Never Visit My Father’s Grave
Numbers are a big deal in Judaism. Hebrew is an ancient language, but numerology is hidden in every letter of...
Death & Mourning, Death & Mourning Stories, Parenting Stories
5 Rosh Hashanah Stories to Read with Your Preschooler
This post originally appeared on PJ Library and is reprinted with permission.
Chances are, your preschooler...
And A Child Shall Nag Them Into It
“I want us to have a Christmas tree,” my 4-and-a-half year old announced one day, full of that...
Marrying Off a Daughter as a Values Clarification Exercise
Marrying off a daughter is a values clarification exercise. While the wedding ceremony ostensibly serves to...
How Do We Talk About Hate as a Family?
A couple of weeks ago, as we were going to sleep, my husband said, “I’m sorry there are people out there who...
Quinceañera Barbie
It’s been two weeks of vacation for my family in upstate New York. Nothing but fun, sun, relaxing walks by...
I Wish We’d Had “The Religion Talk” Before Having Kids
Before my husband and I got married, we discussed how we would raise any potential children. These children...
Guide: Planning Ahead When Celebrating High Holy Days with Kids and Family
Return to the Guide to the High Holy Days
Planning Ahead
These are good holidays to plan ahead for, especially...
High Holy Days, High Holy Days for Parents, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
Advice: My Daughter Is Bringing Home A Boyfriend Who Is Not Jewish For Rosh Hashanah
Q: Recently, our twenty year old daughter called from college to announce that she is bringing home her...
When I Panicked and a Stranger Stepped in to Help
It’s a Monday morning in the Midwood section of Brooklyn and my almost 2-year-old daughter and I have a...
Advice for Assimilated Family Reunions
Q: I am having a family reunion. Half of the youngest generation has married people of other backgrounds. How...
My Kid’s Love/Hate Relationship with Hebrew School
Every Sunday morning as I practically drag my 6-year old out of bed to go to Hebrew School, I’m reminded of...
Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories, Religious Education, Young Kids
Three Jewish Values to Teach Your Kids
Ah, yes, it’s summer at last. Time, maybe, to wind down a little bit and contemplate some bigger-picture lessons...
Does Religion Dictate Where We Send our Daughter to Preschool?
I grew up in the same town where I currently reside. I remember going to high school with only a handful of...
Naming Our Past, Present & Future
Quinn receiving her Hebrew name
Giving your child a Hebrew name is a long-standing tradition in Judaism. Sometimes...
Adoption, Babies, Baby Naming, Birth Ceremony, Extended Family, Parenting Stories, Young Kids
Bringing Some Dharma to My Jewish-Catholic Household
Insomnia. It’s awful and I’ve never had it before. Until now.
Part of this has to do with me getting pregnant...
How Bedtime Stories Help Us Write a New Chapter of Jewish Tradition
My parents, who are both Jewish, were married in the 1970s. In the year they took their vows, only 36 percent...
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