The Do’s and Don’ts of Jewish Baby Naming
Baby naming can be one of the hardest tasks expectant parents undertake, but Jewish tradition can help.
Some practices for selecting a newborn’s kinnui, or...
A Gift Guide for Every Life-Cycle Occasion
There’s no shortage of B’nai Mitzvah gift guides out there in the world, but the average Jewish person will go through a whole spectrum...
The Tao of Family Travel
A new mother shares the lessons learned from traveling with multiple generations of her family.
Sometime between the Occitane poem and the lute-and-recorder serenade, my...
All-Inclusive Israel
Because family is everything in Israel, kids are welcome everywhere — making the country a great family vacation destination.
The first time I realized the...
The Life-and-Death Task of Screening for Jewish Genetic Diseases
The "Screen For Nineteen" awareness program aims to convince prospective parents to test for common genetic diseases before they have children so they can make informed...
Struggling to Find the Right Kind of Independence
A mother describes how a JEVS Human Services' initiative has given her hope that her daughter can live independently despite her disabilities.
Let me tell...
Is Jewish Day School Education Worth the Cost?
One parent in West Bloomfield, Mich. wrote a frustrated essay explaining why he has decided not to send his kids to Jewish day school. Read the...
Eastern Promises and Western Realities of Adoption
An insider's view of what can go wrong — and right — after adopting a child from Eastern Europe.
There we were, on our winter...
Your Children: The Ultimate Value Investment
Your children are going to learn fiscal responsiblity one way or another; it is up to you to make sure it's the easy way.
Ari...
Two-Day Symposium Considers the State of Gay-Lesbian Parenthood
With the prospect of a U.S. Senate debate over a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages hovering in the not-so-distant future, researchers and...