This Yom Kippur, I’m Hanging on to My Sins
It’s been a long year. It seems that every year I approach Yom Kippur saying these words. And it’s always true....
High Holy Days for Parents, Motherhood, Parenting Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Young Kids
Is it Time to Leave Our Orthodox Neighborhood?
My neighborhood of Midwood, Brooklyn, is changing and so is my family. It’s not just that new stores have popped...
When Faith Reaches the Border
There is a photo taken by photojournalist John Moore going around the internet of a child watching her mother...
Anti Semitism, Holocaust, Motherhood, News, Parenting Stories, Young Kids
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...
A Thank-You Note to My Mother-In-Law
My mother-in-law’s email about Christmas gifts for her was simple: “Have composed an extensive ‘Wish...
Celebrating Holidays in a Post-Election December
I don’t know how to celebrate the holidays this year, with an election outcome that’s rocked the nation and...
Parenthood: Your Next Great Journey
Emily demonstrating the fabulousness of the ring sling when her daughter was tiny
Two years ago, when we were...
Two Faiths and Powerful Women
My daughter, Helen Rose Castaneda, wakes up one day at 10-and-a-half months old, pulls herself up in her crib...
This Is What I’ll Miss Doing with My Daughter When I Go Back to Work
By Samantha Taylor
For the past two years, my daughter and I have been taking Mommy and Me classes at the local...
Motherhood, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Shabbat, Parenting Stories, Young Kids
You Got That from Me—and My Mother
Leigh & her mom circa 1976
After belting out an energetic rendition of “The Bare Necessities” recently,...
The Jewish Mother Thing
I remember standing with a few friends after my oldest son was born. We were talking, as new mothers do, about...
Nothing to Fear, Much to Gain from a Community of Interfaith Families
Recently, the membership director at my synagogue asked me if I would reach out to a young woman who was the...
My Life is Changing
I often feel that life is a series of days unless we pause occasionally to celebrate. There are definitely highs...
Helping My Conservative Synagogue Find Balance
The following post is by guest blogger Jodi Rosenfeld from the Philadelphia area.
I sometimes feel like I am...
Can We Talk?
I was very happy to see a report on Beliefnet that the US Council of Catholic Bishops apologized to Jewish leaders...
Books, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah, Young Kids
I do not think it means what you think it means
It’s very easy to bond with people over shared experiences. That’s a lot of what the personal narrative...
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