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Kids & Family

a pile of wooden honeycombs that say "shanah tovah" on the handles
Posted inParenting

Apples and honey, back-to-school, and pressing reset

by Julie Levine September 9, 2019September 9, 2019
a couple sitting together at sunset, seen in silhouette
Posted inMixed & Matched

It’s not your son’s girlfriend’s job to seek Judaism. It’s your son’s.

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler September 4, 2019
Two children who are *not* Nate and Harvey (Photo/Max Pixel)
Posted inParenting

Summertime parenting can be magical — and miserable

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein August 28, 2019August 28, 2019
From the cover of “Jackie and Jesse and Joni and Jae”
Posted inRosh Hashanah

Cakes, elephants and magic carpets for kids this new year

by Penny Schwartz and JTA August 27, 2019
We shouldn't be so quick to pat ourselves on the back for welcoming interfaith families, writes Edmund Case. (Photo/Flickr-alborzshawn CC BY 2.0)
Posted inUncategorized

Welcome mat for interfaith families needs more unrolling

Edmund Case by Edmund Case August 21, 2019
(Photo/Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

My kids’ generation are the anti-clutter role models we need

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz August 15, 2019
(Photo/JTA-Westend61-Getty Images)
Posted inMusic

Spotify’s Jewish music makes me feel like a kid again

Rabbi Yael Buechler by Rabbi Yael Buechler and JTA August 12, 2019
a row of men sitting in synagogue wearing kippahs, seen from the back
Posted inMixed & Matched

Does the perfect synagogue exist? In a word: no

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler August 8, 2019August 8, 2019
The columnist's daughter gathers what the Bible calls "gleanings."
Posted inParenting

Our family mitzvah: picking fresh produce for those in need

by Julie Levine August 5, 2019August 7, 2019
Prospect Park in Brooklyn isn't as great as Drew Himmelstein hoped. (Photo/Flickr-Maria Elkind CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inParenting

2019 Brooklyn is not the kids’ paradise of my dreams

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

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