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The Upside to Being the Only Jewish Kid in Class
The kitchen table I grew up with, which is now my dining room table, is pocked with scorch marks from Hanukkah candles. My sisters and I each had a brass menorah and we lined them up on a foil-covered...
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My Hamsa Started the Interfaith Conversation with My Daughter
Flying makes me nervous. It never used to, but a few years ago on a bumpy trip back from England, I lost my faith in the Bernoulli principle. I used to pop a Xanax and snooze my way through the...
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I Accidentally Became a Stage Mom
Like most parents, I think my daughter Penrose is the cutest of all. I wasn’t surprised, therefore, when a friend who owns a t-shirt printing and design company on the island where we live asked if she...
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It Would Be So Easy for Me Not to Be Jewish, But This Is Why I Am
This article is part of our essay series, “Why Be Jewish?,” based off of “Why Be Jewish?”—a new book by the late Edgar M. Bronfman. Read the rest in the series here. It would be so easy, on my Maine...
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I Took a Vacation By Myself And It Wasn’t What I Expected
When my grandmother-in-law died in March, it made perfect sense for my husband to travel to San Diego to be with his family. He spent nine days with them planning her joyful, food-filled memorial...
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This Is What I Want My Daughter to Know By the Time She’s in High School
My 2-year-old daughter Penrose divides the world by parenting role and gender. If she sees a picture of a big and a smaller caterpillar, the big one is the mommy and the smaller one is the baby. If...
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The ’90s Japanese Animated Film Your Kids Need to be Watching
My daughter’s favorite movie is about two sisters in a land populated by magical creatures. It explores themes of familial love, elemental powers, and honoring tradition. No, it’s not “Frozen.” My...
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This Is What I Want My Daughter to Know By the Time She’s in High School
My 2-year-old daughter Penrose divides the world by parenting role and gender. If she sees a picture of a big and a smaller caterpillar, the big one is the mommy and the smaller one is the baby. If...
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The ’90s Japanese Animated Film Your Kids Need to be Watching
My daughter’s favorite movie is about two sisters in a land populated by magical creatures. It explores themes of familial love, elemental powers, and honoring tradition. No, it’s not “Frozen.” My...
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