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Posted inColumns, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting

Even my 4-year-old knows more than our leaders

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein October 20, 2020
a white teenage boy sits in a facemask
Posted inColumns, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting

The new normal is not normal, but the kids seem all right

by Julie Levine September 25, 2020
a blond boy wearing a facemask
Posted inColumns, Education, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting

First day of school — a new state, new anxieties

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein September 22, 2020September 22, 2020
Posted inHigh Holidays, Food, Columns, Rosh Hashanah, Kids & Family, Yom Kippur, Jewish Life, Parenting

My favorite family dishes are an anchor in turbulent times

by Julie Levine September 16, 2020
Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting

I’m baffled by the books my kids love — and thrilled

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein August 14, 2020
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Posted inColumns, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting

Here’s everything I haven’t done during the pandemic

by Julie Levine August 3, 2020August 4, 2020
a classroom with desks spaced evenly throughout
Posted inColumns, Education, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting

Our national shame: Why are our schools being left to fend for themselves?

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein July 30, 2020July 30, 2020
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Posted inFirst Person, Columns, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting, Opinion

Will there ever be another family summer like this one?

by Julie Levine July 9, 2020
a boy in a talit reads from the Torah while a man in a talit stands next to him
Posted inColumns, Kids & Family, Mixed & Matched, Jewish Life, Parenting

Can we raise our child Jewish without a hard commitment?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler July 7, 2020
an empty classroom with rows of desks
Posted inFirst Person, Columns, Education, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting, Opinion

We love our kid’s school, but it perpetuates an unfair system

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein July 2, 2020July 2, 2020

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