parenting

The Plain Old Normal

Joel Yanofsky is a writer and author of “Bad Animals: A Father’s Accidental Education in Autism.” The letter my son, ...

Campfire Classics at Home

Rachel Saks has an M.S. in Education and is a Registered Dietitian. She has taught cooking classes, developed and ran Healthy ...

Summer on My Mind

Lauri Exley lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, four-year-old daughter and 18-month-old son. It’s February! For some, that means ...

Let’s Get Real About Marriage and Parenting

“Being a diplomat is no career for a woman who wants to have a family,” said the consul.“By the time ...

A Pivotal Moment

“I hate them,” he said, with quiet conviction.“Who do you hate?” I probed.“Them. The Palestinians. I hate them.”It was at ...

Deena Has Four Mommies: Tales of Co-parenting in Tanach

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

Wrong Blessing. Right.

Three weeks had passed since they had put my daughter’s hand in a cast. A small misstep while working with ...

What’s in a Name?

When selecting a name for our youngest child, I was campaigning hard for “Jedediah” should the baby be a boy. ...

Dear Abby: My Parent is Transgender

Even as voices from the transgender community slowly become part of the ongoing conversation about inclusion, there’s one set of ...

New Motto: Be (Spiritually) Prepared

When I was growing up, a common group activity to do with Jewish teens was some sort of values clarification. ...