The Insanity of Packing My Daughter’s Perfect Jewish Mexican Lunch
I learned the word for bread in English first. The soft syllable already begging for butter,...
A Jewish Ukrainian Catholic Family’s Pandemic Bris
An interfaith brit milah (bris) in a pandemic… sounds doable, right?
Except for...
Babies, Baby Planning, Birth Ceremony, Bris, Jewish Catholic Relationships, Parenting, Parenting Stories
As Our World Implodes, I Bake Challah
Last week I had 6 dollars and 97 cents in my checking account.
And I’m not so worried. To me, money isn’t...
Our Hanukkah Fight Wasn’t Really About What We Teach Our Kids
I took a seat at my computer while the girls were doing crafts in the kitchen and the baby was toddling around...
Hanukkah, Parenting, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories, Relationship Challenges, Relationships
What The Jewish New Year Looks Like In Brooklyn
While my family passed those first few lonely months in quarantine together in Brooklyn, the pandemic’s...
High Holy Days, High Holy Days for Parents, Parenting, Parenting Stories
Quarantined in Brooklyn, Surrounded by Faith
I dress for Whole Foods like
someone dressing for war, or like someone with an acute fear of dying. Maybe
I’m...
My Daughter’s Best Friend is the Best Gift
I grew up 1.6 miles away from my Grandma Rosie in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. We lived in Midwood, and...
Grandparents, High Holy Days for Parents, Parenting, Parenting Stories
Truth: Motherhood is Lonely
When Helen was born, she was the first and I feared I would never leave the house again. I remember Adrian leaving...
Babies, High Holy Days for Parents, Parenting, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories
I Started Doing Shabbat and I Can’t Stop
My apartment has become a secret cave of imagination. Sometimes it is the park where Peppa Pig plays with her...
Finding My Place in the Preschool Jew Crew: Parenting with Interfaith Blinders
I’d like to say that my Jewish husband, Ryan, and I had a plan when we started our family—Jewish preschool...
Parenting, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories, Religious Education
I Want My Kids to Feel “Jewish Enough”
How did this happen? How did almost three-and-a-half years go by? Wasn’t I just in the delivery room waiting...
Motherhood: Am I Doing it Right?
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...
Why My Jewish Kids Love Their Advent Calendars
I was at Trader Joe’s the other day and bought an advent calendar. For my dog. While this does make...
How Will Our Kids Understand the Past?
In the fifth grade, after I got thrown out of Yeshiva (a Jewish school), I went to a private school in Brooklyn...
Holocaust, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religious Education
Why Can’t We Have a Christmas Tree?
“We can’t have one,” I replied, full of the weary knowledge that only the mother of a...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Jewish Holidays, Jews of Color, Multiracial, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories
Can We Be Happier Parents?
Author KJ Dell’Antonia with her daughter. Photo credit: Jessica Lahey
I didn’t read any parenting books...
Talking to Children About Events in Pittsburgh and Anti-Semitism
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor,...
Anti Semitism, Identity, News, Parenting Stories, Young Kids
What Does My Jewish Community Say About Women?
What does my Jewish community say about women? I can’t remember. For all of my time in Yeshiva, all of my holidays...
High Holy Days for Parents, Parenting Stories, Simchat Torah, Yom Kippur
Why We’ll Be the Family in Midwood Without a Sukkah
I think my family never celebrated Sukkot (the Jewish harvest festival that comes after Yom Kippur) because...
How I Ended Up as a Brooklyn Tour Guide for a Day
On August 3 my Uncle Jeff, my father’s brother, turned 90 years old. I received a call from my cousin...
3 Alternatives for Tashlich with Kids
You can’t forget about performing tashlich for kids.
When I was little, my favorite part of the High Holidays...
High Holy Days for Parents, Parenting Stories, Parenting Tashlich
How to Be a Kosher Vegan in an Interfaith Family
Almost two months ago I became a vegan. It’s a long story. I saw some crazy movies about meat and dairy, I...
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
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