Parenting

Creation, Chaos, and Children

Dasee Berkowitz

September 17, 2021

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters. God said: “Let there be light.” And there was light.

shabbat shamorning hosts Ellen and Zigzag

Engaging Families with Young Children

August Family Fun with the Artists Behind Shabbat ShaMorning

Stephanie Fink, MAJCS, RJE

July 28, 2021

Before the summer slips away, join award-winning children’s musician and composer Ellen Allard for Summer Family Jam, a 5-week series of joyful, interactive, and engaging 30-minute virtual family music classes for ages 0 - 6.

Parenting

"A Dead Son or a Living Daughter": A Conversation with the Mother of a Transgender Child

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

June 4, 2021

Eva needed to socially transition to live full-time as a girl. Our hope is that more and more people will join together to expand the network of supportive communities until transgender people are no longer shunned by society.

books

Creating a Culture of Kindness

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

I sat down with Dr. Bruce Powell and Dr. Ron Wolfson via Zoom to discuss their significant new book, Raising A+ Human Beings: Crafting a Jewish School Culture of Academic Excellence and AP Kindness.

Racial Justice

My Black Son is a Baby, But He Won’t Always Be

AK Neer

May 3, 2021

Being Black in America is its own journey within the journey of just being human, and living, and discovering who you really are on a soul level. Then there’s being Black and Jewish. And then there’s being Black, Jewish, married to a white Jew, and having bi-ethnic Jewish kids. It’s another journey, not an easy one at times, and instead of getting easier as I get older, we seem to be facing more challenges.