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Julie Levine could really go for a empty house right about now. (Photo/Flickr-Nathan Sharratt CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inUncategorized

From the precipice of an empty nest to four under one roof

by Julie Levine May 6, 2020May 6, 2020
Jody Passanisi and her kids
Posted inEducation

The means of community have changed, the meaning has not

Jody Passanisi by Jody Passanisi May 4, 2020
Mister Bagel himself, ca. 1970s (Photo/misterbagel.com)
Posted inParenting

Escaping NYC for more space in Maine — and the best bagel ever

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein May 4, 2020
Yossi Fendel with his wife Tamar Fendel and their children (from left to right) Shoshana, Ari and Amir in Skagway, Alaska (Photo/Yossi Fendel)
Posted inFirst Person

A brutal lesson of perseverance for our kids — and us, too

Yossi Fendel by Yossi Fendel April 22, 2020
Instead of her planned bat mitzvah Torah service, Raizel Mahgel-Friedman will have a "Torah learning" ceremony streamed on Zoom on April 24. (Photo/Courtesy Nell Mahgel-Friedman)
Posted inReligion

Orthodox Jews find creative workarounds for b’nai mitzvahs during pandemic

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 21, 2020April 22, 2020
Friendship Circle volunteer Jamie Sloves, 14, with her buddy Ben Kramer, 11, taking some quiet time on the playground. (COURTESY FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE)
Posted inHealth

How parents of kids with mental health issues are coping with shelter-in-place

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett April 14, 2020May 5, 2020
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Posted inMixed & Matched

How do I tell people that, yes, my kids are Jewish?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler April 13, 2020
From a 1948 issue of The Ladies' Home Journal (WIKIMEDIA)
Posted inParenting

Our isolation has rekindled my motherly ways — and I like it

by Julie Levine April 3, 2020
Drew Himmelstein's kids Harvey (left) and Nate occupied by author-artist Mo Willems. (DREW HIMMELSTEIN)
Posted inParenting

Staying at home with two young boys, live streamed drawing time is my savior

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein March 31, 2020March 31, 2020
A very overwhelmed Maya Mirsky in the Passover aisle at the grocery story.
Posted inUncategorized

Let my people know: this is the first time I’ve had to plan a seder

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 27, 2020September 28, 2023

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