From TV To Politics, I’ve Had Enough of Fragile Men Lashing Out
Like many folks, I’ve been consuming a lot of media lately—from the fictitious but all too real series “Big Little Lies” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” to the real, but seemingly fictitious news coverage of...
View ArticleThe Manchester Bombing Targeted Young Women— and That Was No Accident
Another terrorist attack, another unspeakable tragedy. But despite the fact that it feels too heavy for words, we must speak up loudly about it. This time, the victims were attendees at an Ariana...
View ArticleAre Jews White? Here’s My Answer.
Gal Gadot has been making headlines lately—and not just because she’s Wonder Woman. There’s been a virtual debate happening over whether Gadot, who is a Jewish Israeli, is considered white or a person...
View ArticleBinge-Watch These Six Shows While the Kids Are Outside Playing
It’s mid-summer, a time to capture all the beauty and wonder the season has to offer. It’s also a fabulous time to capitalize on the kids being away at camp,or at least at day-camp, so you can focus on...
View ArticleMourning My Bubbe as a Grandma–And as a Holocaust Survivor
The last time I spoke with my Bubbe, it was via cell phone while I was shopping at Costco. In between the aisles of bulk Frosted Flakes and buckets of refrigerated sour cream, we spoke for about five...
View ArticleWhat You Can Do Right Now to Fight This Growing Hate
As a Jewish mother, I had to stop and think about how to explain what happened this weekend in Charlottesville and Seattle to my son. How do I explain why some people would make posters that are...
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Sorry, Tina Fey: Even My New Kitten Can’t Distract Me from the News
Everywhere you look, it seems as if the world is crumbling around us. From Nazi rallies to Trump pardoning Joe Arpaio and the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, it can feel like too much to deal with....
View ArticleThe Pros & Cons of Having an Only Child
Everyone has an opinion about my husband and I having only one child. From my mother to the clerk at the corner store, everyone needs to explain to us why having an only child is the best or worst...
View ArticleWhy My Son & I Are Bowling for Abortion Funding
Every April, I take my son bowling. Sure, we go a bunch during the rest of the year, but our April trip is a special one. When we get together with a handful of friends (and a bunch of strangers) in...
View ArticleWhatever Happened to The Mommy Wars?
The other day I got sucked into an online fight I had no particular skin in. Two parents were arguing via social media while others chimed in with their hot Twitter takes. The dustup was over some...
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Confessing Our Sins–Virtually!
I’ve always loved the Jewish High Holidays. The blowing of the shofar, the time spent with family, the food (oh! the food!), and the overall sense of starting over with a clean slate. And now, as a...
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Why I’m Done Throwing My Son Birthday Parties
My son turned 8 this past January. But this year, unlike the seven that came before, we didn’t have a party. No worry about finding an indoor place that could hold enough kids–and their energy–in the...
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Facing Anxiety as a Mother, Wife & Woman
“How are you doing?” is such an innocuous question, but the answer–for me at least–not so much. Do I lie and brush it off with an “Oh, fine,” before changing the subject? Or do I really get into it,...
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Public Meltdowns: When They Happen to You, Not Your Kid
Avital is blogging about her experience as a mother with anxiety. Read her first post here. The first time I had an anxiety-related meltdown in public, I was shopping at our local food co-op. It was...
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Parenting With Anxiety: Embracing My New Normal
Avital is blogging about her experience as a mother with anxiety. Read her first post here, and her second post here. I know a thing or two about the myth of the “good mother.” In fact, you could say I...
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I’m Losing Weight Because of Anxiety & I Hate It
Avital is blogging about her experience as a mother with anxiety. Read her previous posts here, here, and here. I was never one to worry about my weight all that much. Which I feel is a pretty big...
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Writing About My Anxiety Made Me Realize I’m Not Alone
This is the finale of a series Avital wrote about her experience as a mother with anxiety. Read her previous posts here, here, here, and here. I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting myself into when I...
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Meet Amy Meltzer: Award-Winning Jewish Kindergarten Teacher
Many of us still remember that one special teacher, the one who touched our lives in some powerful way and transformed learning for us. For many Jewish children in Western Massachusetts, that educator...
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Judy Batalion’s ‘White Walls’ Explores Mental Health Of Holocaust Survivors
Judy Batalion’s new book, “White Walls: A Memoir About Motherhood, Daughterhood, and the Mess In Between,” is as much an homage to the Holocaust, mental health, and the intricate dynamics of Jewish...
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I Didn’t Have a Baby Shower, But That Doesn’t Mean I Didn’t Want One
Even now, almost 10 years after the birth of my only child, I find myself still faced with the occasional, “What was your baby shower like?” The question usually surfaces during a chat amongst moms or...
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