How To Keep Kids Engaged During a Passover Seder
The Passover seder is intended to be an engaging journey for people of all ages. How do we keep everyone involved—especially...
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
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....
High Holy Days, High Holy Days for Parents, Motherhood, Parenting Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Young Kids
Fun and Meaningful High Holy Days Kids Activities
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Fun and Meaningful Activities
To whatever degree your family is planning...
High Holy Days, High Holy Days for Parents, 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
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...
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...
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...
Guide: Celebrating High Holy Days with Kids and Family
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The High Holy Days are a time for families to come together. But you...
High Holy Days, High Holy Days for Parents, Jewish Holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Young Kids
1 Family, 4 New Year Celebrations, 0 Resolutions
Today, my family is ringing in the New Year for the fourth time in 2017.
In January, we reveled with champagne...
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....
Quinceañera Barbie
It’s been two weeks of vacation for my family in upstate New York. Nothing but fun, sun, relaxing walks by...
My Kid’s Love/Hate Relationship with Hebrew School
Every Sunday morning as I practically drag my 6-year old out of bed to go to Hebrew School, I’m reminded of...
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....
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,...
My Daughter Is Super Proud of Her Jewish Identity & It’s Amazing to Watch
The other day my daughter said to me, “Mommy, you’re not the most special person in this family.” It was a pointed...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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