I’m not sure how I’m doing as a mother. I mean, all self-criticism aside, I’m trying to take a step back, have...
I was at Trader Joe’s the other day and bought an advent calendar. For my dog. While this does make me...
I didn’t read any parenting books before or after becoming a parent. With the exception of some pregnancy books...
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor,...
What does my Jewish community say about women? I can’t remember. For all of my time in Yeshiva, all of my holidays...
I think my family never celebrated Sukkot (the Jewish harvest festival that comes after Yom Kippur) because...
When I was little, my favorite part of the High Holidays (besides the apples dipped in honey, challah dipped...
Almost two months ago I became a vegan. It’s a long story. I saw some crazy movies about meat and dairy, I...
My neighborhood of Midwood, Brooklyn, is changing and so is my family. It’s not just that new stores have popped...
There is a photo taken by photojournalist John Moore going around the internet of a child watching her mother...
I was never a princess. In my favorite childhood photo I have short brown hair and a leather jacket covered...
I grew up in an Orthodox community in Midwood, Brooklyn. My mother still lives there and I live three blocks...
I never thought that I would be the crazy lady in synagogue. You know the one: She sits in the front row and...
You’re starting to think about summertime and what on earth you’re going to do with the kids for two plus months—err—we...
Helen fell on her head. In case I didn’t think I deserved the “worst mother award” before, I pretty much bolted...
There have been a few changes in our home life since Adrian and I welcomed our newest edition, Alma, to the...
On my parents’ first date my dad asked my mum if it was a problem that he wasn’t Jewish. She said it wasn’t...
By Jessica Melwani
Today, my family is ringing in the New Year for the fourth time in 2017.
In January, we...
I can’t believe my first baby girl is already 2! In the beginning of this journey into parenthood I can remember...
Making friends as a grown-up isn’t always easy. When I look at my “mom” friends, we’re...
A few weeks ago my family had a hard day. It seemed that both my Jewish and my husband’s Mexican/Catholic faith...
This year’s Rosh Hashanah became the beginning of a challenging New Year. Approaching the middle of my third...
Numbers are a big deal in Judaism. Hebrew is an ancient language, but numerology is hidden in every letter of...
It’s been two weeks of vacation for my family in upstate New York. Nothing but fun, sun, relaxing walks by...
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