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.

Adult hands cupping a childs hands holding a red plastic heart atop a blue wooden table

Secular Holidays

13 Jewish Stories about Moms for Mother’s Day

Kate Bigam Kaput

This Mother’s Day, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite stories about moms to share with you. We hope you’ll read them, enjoy them, relate to them, comment on them, and maybe share stories of your own mothers. Happy Mother’s Day!

mother and child talking together and smiling

Parenting

Social Justice for Parents

Here you'll find videos, activity guides, training programs, and book reviews for teaching your children social justice values, connecting them with the Jewish value of tikkun olam (repairing the world).