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. ...