Jewish parenting

Stories My Mother Never Told: Learning to Lein

“Stories My Mother Never Told” is a three-part blog series dedicated to re-envisioning what it can mean for parents and ...

Stories My Mother Never Told: Leading A Zimmun

“Stories My Mother Never Told” is a three-part blog series dedicated to re-envisioning what it can mean for parents and ...

Holy or Horrible: Can We Force Meaningful Moments?

As a Jewish educator, I teach students of all ages about the sacred moments we will experience throughout our lives ...

A Jewish Camp Selection Survival Guide

“Which Jewish summer camp is right for my child?”Day or overnight, traditional or specialty, religious or culturally Jewish…  With so ...

The Gift of a Role Model

My first summer at Jewish camp was back in 1994. In a move a bit out of character, I returned ...

8 Jewish Values I Learned From Breastfeeding

Hineni.  Here I am, ready to nurse my last child for the last time. My mind is like a vortex for ...

Camp Is a Gift for Parents Too

I love my girls. We have a blast together. We ski ALOT. We make endless fun of each other. Secret ...

Is It Too Early To Teach My Daughter To Be A Feminist?

My 15-month-old daughter has a game she likes to play. She enjoys walking up to my husband while he is ...

My Daughter Asked for an Upsherin

“Imma I want an upsherin!” My daughter revealed this mid-way through her first year at a Chabad preschool, where she ...

Lessons From Teaching My Daughter To Swim

I remember vividly the horror I felt seeing my daughter sinking below the surface of a pool two summers ago. ...