As my kids get vaccinated, they wonder what’s next By Drew Himmelstein Nov 8, 2021 “Do you remember when we couldn’t go to the playground because we thought Covid could be transmitted through surfaces, so we took you to the park first thing in the morning to play soccer every day, but we didn’t get near anyone?” “Do you remember we couldn’t go inside Saba and Safta’s house, and then… Read More
Mixed & Matched I don’t want my Jewish son to become a Christian Dear Dawn: I grew up in an interfaith home (my dad isn’t Jewish) and I married a man who also isn’t Jewish. I was raised completely nonreligious and we… By Dawn Kepler Oct 20, 2021
Parenting Want rave reviews for dinner? Let your kids choose. “This dinner isn’t good… it’s stupendous!” Harvey, 5, told me at the table this week. “It’s not great… it’s amazing!” Nate, 9, chimed in. What magical… By Drew Himmelstein Oct 11, 2021
Philanthropy Which local Jewish orgs shared the $1.3M Zuckerberg-Chan gift? Mark Zuckerberg “likes” the Bay Area Jewish community. The Facebook CEO, along with his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, have turned their philanthropic eye… By Dan Pine Oct 6, 2021
Music Alison Faith Levy's latest is Jewish-inspired retro pop for kids San Francisco musician and Jewish educator Alison Faith Levy has released a new album of “retro-inspired pop songs” for children called “You Are Magic”… By J. Staff Sep 20, 2021
First Person We're spending the High Holidays traveling the world — virtually This article originally appeared on Kveller. One of the distinctively Jewish benefits of the pandemic is that we can attend services virtually anywhere… By Avi Dresner, JTA Sep 14, 2021
Author! Author! New middle-grade title gets a ‘Book Mitzvah’ debut event After attending her best friend’s bat mitzvah, 12-year-old Hannah tells her parents that she wants to have one, too. When they say no — Hannah belongs to… By Andrew Esensten Sep 14, 2021
Parenting I’m pro-choice, I’m a parent, and I know what I can handle In the waning days of the 2020 presidential campaign, Ivanka Trump, who had previously avoided stating her position on abortion rights, made an… By Drew Himmelstein Sep 13, 2021
Opinion Who is included in the ‘us’ of our prayers? This Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, about 40% of non-Orthodox Jews will attend religious services. They will hear and recite many prayers that refer to… By Edmund Case Aug 26, 2021