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A Letter to My Black and Jewish Daughter in Light of the Election
Dear Maia,Remember when you were in day care? (Of course you don’t.) I was in grad school and, back then, ...
Now That I Have A Kid, How Do I Mark New Years… And Small Moments Each Day?
“Can you believe it’s been a year!?” Ever since my son was about 10 months old, many people have commented ...
Who is this Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf?
It’s not even Rosh Hashanah, and some people are already talking about Hanukkah! There’s a new children’s book: Shmelf the ...
A Parenting Mantra: “This, Too, Shall Pass”
Each time my wife and I think we have moved past one parenting issue, a new one arises. Our son starts ...
China as Sinai and Parakeets on the Roof: The Important Spiritual Art of Jewish Bloopers
I’ll never forget that time I taught the first line of this week’s Torah portion (B’midbar). One English translation begins, “God spoke ...
Advice for B’nai Mitzvah
The first time I officiated at a bar mitzvah was when I was the visiting rabbi at a young congregation in ...
The Global History of Ma Nishtana
Each year, Jewish children around the world learn the Four Questions. After all the image of the small child chanting ...
More than Enough: So Hard to Say Thank You
I remember when my eldest child(now 11) first learned to say the words, “Thank you.” At first, I was happy ...
Beyond Despair, Our Responsibility to the Children of Newtown
What has changed in the three years since Newtown? The children and teachers of Sandy Hook Elementary were no different ...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Letter to His Daughter
No matter how much money each of us donated yesterday on what has come to be known as Giving Tuesday, ...