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“I lost another tooth!” my 8-year-old daughter shrieked as she ran towards me with the little bloody specimen. I pretended not to gag (I survived as a pre-med student for two semesters before dropping out, following a gruesome dissection lab Continue reading When Grandma Ruins the Tooth Fairy… Twice (Published in Kveller)
When my kids were little they attended Jewish preschools where volunteering was mandatory. How can volunteering be mandatory? Simple. We had designated dates to be “mystery reader” and “Shabbat parent,” which involved saying a prayer, lighting candles, and supplying juice Continue reading What I Learned From Volunteering At My Temple (Published in Kveller)
Last spring after Passover I had lunch with two friends: a convert to Judaism and a Reform rabbi. I know this sounds like the start of a joke that goes something like, “three women, a rabbi, a former-Christian, and an Continue reading Why I Stopped Freaking Out About Other People’s Kosher Habits (Published in Kveller)
I was in the midst of my first draft of an article on anti-Semitism when I got the call. Under normal circumstances when the school phone number flashes across my screen, I catch myself mentally flipping through probable scenarios: Did Continue reading How I Helped My Daughter Deal With Anti-Semitism in the Classroom (Published in Kveller)