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This Mom of an Interracial, Dual-Faith Family Has the Advice & Support We Need

Rorri Geller-Mohamed, LCSW, is a family therapist and parent coach who specializes in working with multiracial...

Identity, Parenting, Parenting Tips & Advice, Race, Young Kids

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 me...

Parenting Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories, Tu Bishvat, Young Kids

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

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....

Motherhood, Parenting High Holy Days, Parenting Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Young Kids

High Holy Days with Kids Cheat Sheet

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur–aren’t exactly tailor-made for kids. The truth is, it is a very adult-focused...

High Holy Days, High Holy Days Rituals, Jewish Holidays, Religion, 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...

Motherhood, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

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

Why Do I Worry My Daughter Won’t Fit In?

I was never a princess. In my favorite childhood photo I have short brown hair and a leather jacket covered...

Parenting Stories, Young Kids

We Aren’t as Different as My Neighbors Think

I grew up in an Orthodox community in Midwood, Brooklyn. My mother still lives there and I live three blocks...

Babies, New Parents, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

Helen Fell on Her Head and I Prayed to Jesus, Sort of

Helen fell on her head. In case I didn’t think I deserved the “worst mother award” before, I pretty much bolted...

Parenting, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

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...

Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

How to Discuss Anti-Semitism with Youths

Q: I am about to have Jewish grandchildren, and I am terrified! Don’t get me wrong; we love our son-in-law....

Anti Semitism, Grandparents, Young Kids

Quincineara Barbie

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

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,...

Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories, Religious Education, Young Kids

Naming Our Past, Present & Future

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

What’s in a Name: My Favorite Torah Portion

My middle name is Miriam. I am named after Mark, my mother’s brother who was killed at the young age of 39....

Parenting Stories, Young Kids

The Kids’ Table

Passover is my favorite Jewish holiday because it is mostly about storytelling. Every year, my family sits...

Parenting, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

Make the Most of this Valentine’s Day

I have not posted here in a little while. In part, because the business of life has caught up with me, and,...

Parenting, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

How to Pick an Interfaith-Friendly Synagogue

By Jordyn Rozensky When I asked my partner who is not Jewish if we could start visiting synagogues in hopes...

New Parents, Parenting Tips and Advice, Young Kids

My Daughter Is Super Proud of Her Jewish Identity & It’s Amazing to Watch

By Lindsey Goldstein The other day my daughter said to me, “Mommy, you’re not the most special person in this...

Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religious Education, Young Kids

Things Toddlers Say At Services

With the drama of the High Holidays receding into the past, I find myself thinking about the charms and challenges...

Parenting, Parenting Stories, Synagogue, Young Kids

Why Send Your Kid To Jewish Summer Camp? Because It Gets Him To Hebrew School

My son (right) with his best camp friend in the dining hall this summer at URJ Greene Family Camp. I recently...

Camp, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

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...

Babies, Motherhood, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

The Challenges of Keeping Kosher at an Interfaith Birthday

Growing up, my mother’s house was kosher. We had dishes for dairy and dishes for meat and we never mixed milk...

Babies, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

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