Adoption

When Life Changes Your Plans

A memoir of an American Jewish Indian adoptee

Weaving Together An Authentic Indian Jewish Life

An Indian orphan finds a home in a Jewish family and community

My Black Brother Deserves What I Have

When I was eight years old, our family began looking into adopting a child. I was nervous and excited about ...

Race in America: It’s Personal

I have a black son.I have a black son and I am his white mama.I have a black son who ...

Race: Pushing Myself & the Jewish Community

“Everyone has a different tolerance for complexity.” This is a concept that was introduced to me in anticipation of adopting ...

The Year of the Bar Mitzvahs

The “Derby Bunch”, or “Six Pack” as my parents like to call them, are a motley crew of grandkids – ...

My Southern Story of Puppy Love

I love dogs. I remember being a kid and begging my mom and dad for one and having to wait ...

My Chinese Daughter’s Jewish Roots

This is the final in a short series on adoption in Jewish families. Enjoy!In 1988, I had my entire life ...

Eating Bacon?

This is the third in a short series about adoption and multiracial Jewish families that Be’chol Lashon will be running over ...

A Letter to My Son

This is the second in a short series about adoption and multiracial Jewish families that Be’chol Lashon will be running over ...