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Advice to the Parents of this Year’s Graduates

As our children graduate, parents need to consider what is next.

Growing up with Two Moms: When Ima Isn’t Jewish

A Protestant-raised mom helps decorate her daughter's siddur.

Patience: One of the Great Gifts of Motherhood

Being a mother changed one of my core character strengths.

Memories of Birthday Past Inspire Giving to Others

How one Barbie led to a lifetime commitment to birthday celebrations.

Searching a Family Tree for Raisins: A Passover Story

Remembering the flavors and folks of seders past.

For Many Multicultural Jewish Families Passover is About Tradition

For multiracial and multicultural Jewish families, the Passover seder is an opportunity to share elements of their racial and cultural backgrounds.

Summer Lovin’-Valentine’s Day Edition- Paul & Shari

PAUL & SHARI ISSERLESWhen/how/where at camp did you meet? The summer of 1994 was the first summer that we were both ...

Large Multicultural Family Finds a Jewish Home In North Carolina

Though they did not start off life as Jews, Puah Millsaps and her multiracial family have never felt more welcome ...

L’Dor V’Dor… In The Deep South

Over the summer, I traveled to Greenville, Mississippi for one of my Education Fellow visits to Hebrew Union Congregation. Before ...

A Spiritual Assist for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep. So in the past I did not bother at all. This year, is ...