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1 Family, 4 New Year Celebrations, 0 Resolutions

By Jessica Melwani

Today, my family is ringing in the New Year for the fourth time in 2017. In January, we reveled with champagne...

Jewish Hindu Relationships, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

We’re Interfaith: Now What Do I Tell My Sons about Dating?

By Aliza Walker

When I married my spouse who isn’t Jewish, I wanted nothing more to do with being Jewish. That was 21...

Dating, Parenting, Parenting Challenges

dad and son

Why am I Jewish and Daddy Isn’t?

By Rachel Ross

  My son, who is now two, doesn’t notice when his dad stumbles over the Hebrew words in the PJ...

Parenting, Parenting Challenges

We Made Our Bris Inclusive. Here’s How.

By Sarah Rizzo

At just nine weeks pregnant, my doctor ran a blood test and we waited on the results, full of anticipation....

Babies, Baby Naming, Baby Planning, Birth Ceremony, Bris

Bar and Bat Mitzvah

By 18Doors

To bar mitzvah or not to bar mitzvah, that is the question. Need some help? Want to learn ways to make your...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah

Helen Turns 2 in English, Spanish and Hebrew

By Anna Keller

I can’t believe my first baby girl is already 2! In the beginning of this journey into parenthood I can remember...

Babies, New Parents, Parenting Stories

One of These Things is Not Like the Other

By Amy Beth Starr

Making friends as a grown-up isn’t always easy. When I look at my “mom” friends, we’re...

Motherhood, Parenting Stories, Parenting Sukkot

How to Rebuild on Yom Kippur

By Anna Keller

What it means to rebuild on Yom Kippur… A few weeks ago my family had a hard day. It seemed that both...

Parenting, Parenting Stories, Yom Kippur

The Unraveling of Tradition

By Anna Keller

This year’s Rosh Hashanah became the beginning of a challenging New Year. Approaching the middle of my third...

High Holy Days for Parents, Parenting Stories

Why I Never Visit My Father’s Grave

By Anna Keller

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

By PJ Library

This post originally appeared on PJ Library and is reprinted with permission. Chances are, your preschooler...

Books, High Holy Days for Parents, Rosh Hashanah

Charting a New Course

By Craig Cohen

We live in a world filled with hate. It seems as each new day dawns, we are reminded of this very concept....

New Parents, Parenting

And A Child Shall Nag Them Into It

By Alina Adams

“I want us to have a Christmas tree,” my 4-and-a-half year old announced one day, full of that...

Multiracial, Parenting, Parenting Jewish Holidays

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Marrying Off a Daughter as a Values Clarification Exercise

By Dr. Ruth Nemzoff

Marrying off a daughter is a values clarification exercise. While the wedding ceremony ostensibly serves to...

Extended Family, Family, Parenting Adult Children, Weddings

Quincineara Barbie

By Anna Keller

It’s been two weeks of vacation for my family in upstate New York. Nothing but fun, sun, relaxing walks by...

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

Cut fresh pomegranates and seeds on a table alongside apples and a honey jar.

Guide: Planning Ahead When Celebrating High Holy Days with Kids and Family

By 18Doors

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

By Dr. Ruth Nemzoff

Q: Recently, our twenty year old daughter called from college to announce that she is bringing home her...

Dating, Grandparents, In-laws, Relationships

When I Panicked and a Stranger Stepped in to Help

By Anna Keller

It’s a Monday morning in the Midwood section of Brooklyn and my almost 2-year-old daughter and I have a...

Parenting Stories

Three Jewish Values to Teach Your Kids

By Rabbi Jillian Cameron

Ah, yes, it’s summer at last. Time, maybe, to wind down a little bit and contemplate some bigger-picture lessons...

Parenting, Parenting Tips and Advice, Parenting Toolbox

My Kid’s Love/Hate Relationship with Hebrew School

By Melissa Henriquez

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

Does Religion Dictate Where We Send our Daughter to Preschool?

By Sarah Rizzo

I grew up in the same town where I currently reside. I remember going to high school with only a handful of...

Parenting, Religious Education

Naming Our Past, Present & Future

By Craig Cohen

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

By Anna Keller

Insomnia. It’s awful and I’ve never had it before. Until now. Part of this has to do with me getting pregnant...

Identity, Staff

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How Bedtime Stories Help Us Write a New Chapter of Jewish Tradition

By Shawna Gale

My parents, who are both Jewish, were married in the 1970s. In the year they took their vows, only 36 percent...

Parenting, Parenting Stories

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