Jewish mothers

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 ...

Learning To Cook in My Southern Jewish Kitchen

There are many stereotypes about Jewish mothers. Some of them are positive, some less so. But we all know them ...

What the Bible Says About Mother’s Day

“My husband forgot Mother’s Day flowers, so I had sex with another man.” So wrote an anonymous woman disappointed in ...

Jewish Mother vs Bad Mother

There were two models for motherhood in my sprawling family: my great-great-aunt Riva and my great-grandmother Clara.My great-great-aunt Riva was ...

The Balabusta Gene

Some folks are born with the balabusta gene and others are not. It’s that simple. If you didn’t happen to grow up ...

The Walking Jewish Exhibitionists

A few weeks ago I was asked to give a keynote address at a middle school. My ever-proud Jewish mother ...