Charity Begins At Home, Part 2
My son helping to pack snack boxes at the North Texas Food Bank in January.
Last night, my family watched NFL...
From Generation to Generation (or why my New England children are Broncos fans)
The Fateful 2016 AFC Championship Game
Every team’s victory is another team’s defeat, and the stakes were high...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religious Education
My Hamsa Started the Interfaith Conversation with My Daughter
Flying makes me nervous. It never used to, but a few years ago on a bumpy trip back from England, I lost my...
When Your Kids Ask About Your Boyfriend’s Faith
Everett, Amy & Roxy
If you’re a parent, there’s always those questions you know your kids are going to ask...
I’m Trying to Figure Out How to Raise a Jewish Kid as a Woman Who is Not Jewish
This article was reprinted with permission from Kveller.com, a fast-growing, award-winning website for parents...
Owning Shabbat (Part 1)
A few of the girls’ creations
This week, Ruthie came home from Sunday School with Shabbat. In a...
Parenting, Parenting Shabbat, Parenting Stories, Religious Education
Why We Decided to Join a Synagogue for Our Daughter
Mirabelle at JCC pre-school
This past August, when I started talking about and planning for the High Holidays...
Getting Most of the Words Right
This blog post originally appeared at Rituallwell.org
I have never suggested to my Catholic-born husband that...
The Imbalance of a Working Mom
“Mama! Mama!”
“Hold on sweetheart, mama needs to send an email.”
“Mama, book!”
“One minute baby, I really need...
New Parents, Parenting, Parenting Tips and Advice, Young Kids
Traditions are Languages, Too
Traditions are languages, too.
Or at least, this is what my six-year-old daughter Laurel would have me believe....
Give Your Kids Something Jewish to Scream About This Halloween
The Witch of Endor
What do a disappearing groom, a witch in a milk bottle, a demon that writes Mezzuzot, and...
Resolving to Practice Tashlich
Tashlich, the Jewish New Year practice of symbolically casting our sins off into the water, was not something...
Do Today’s Women Understand What/Who Came Before Us?
Anita Hill and Letty Cottin Pogrebin. Photo by Zanefa Walsh
The first week of September I was privileged to...
God, New Parents, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Education
Celebrating Holidays as Interfaith Co-Parents
I never know exactly what people mean when they say that a separation is “amicable.” I’m still not sure....
Co-Parenting, Divorce, Jewish Holidays, Parenting, Relationships
Learning to Think Ahead about Holidays
One of the biggest challenges for me as an interfaith spouse and parent has been learning to think ahead about...
#100TrueSleepers: What it means to number our days as a family
Scenes from #100TrueSleepers
In mid-April, I joined an army of Instagramers around the world on a journey called...
An Apology to My Child
It was 2:56 AM when I heard, “Mooooomy…I NEED you…” When I went into my 6-year-old’s...
Parenting, Parenting Rosh Hashanah, Parenting Stories, Young Kids
Can Sports Unite the Jewish People?
This past week, the JCC Maccabi Games were played in my city, Dallas. Dallas was one of three cities hosting...
An Apology to My Child
Our children are our teachers too
It was 2:56 AM when I heard, “Mooooomy…I NEED you…”...
Judaism through Food and Crafts
Recently, my family and I attended a “Sunday in the Park with Bagels” event sponsored by Big Tent Judaism, which...
Airplane Mode, or How to Start Working on Your High Holiday Resolutions Early
One of many breathtaking views from New Mexico
This is a post about the High Holidays resolutions. I know, you’re...
Jake Chooses Love and We Choose Jake
Meet Jake: He’s a student at Gateways: Access to Jewish Education. After more than two years of studying, Jake...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religious Education, Teenagers
Anything Can Happen When You Win a Free Wedding!
“I am excited to let you know that you and Jose have been selected as the winners for the wedding at the...
Services and the Summertime Quiet
This past week, my family stumbled late into the pizza dinner before one of our local congregation’s children’s...
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