Last fall was a season of road trips for my family. A couple of years ago, we uprooted our lives in California and now live in New York. I miss living in San Francisco intensely, and New York City, with all its delights, doesn’t yet come close to replacing it for me. But I have…
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Bay Area bliss meets New York state of mind
We’ve been traveling back East for the holidays to see family since our kids were little. Thankfully, we no longer have to schlep car seats. And I no…
Parenting
It took time, but now we have our perfect Jewish Christmas
When I was 5, I asked my mom if Santa Claus was real. “Are you sure you want to know?” she asked. I was. So she told me: Santa Claus is real, but he…
Parenting
Why is the Pittsburgh shooting still affecting me?
I know a Rose Mallinger. And a Jerry Rabinowitz. The nine others murdered at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh are familiar to me, too. They are…
Parenting
A 2-year-old with chutzpah and a mullet
I took my kids to the park recently with a friend and her two sons. Our boys, ages 2 to 8, happily kicked balls together and romped through the trees.…
Parenting
A Jewish mom, yes — but not that stereotype
Last spring, I brought my son dinner one day a week after track practice — dropping it off at school because he had somewhere to be after track on those…
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Talking to my 12-year-old about Pittsburgh
If you are reading this, you may care deeply about Jews. You may care deeply about Pittsburgh or America or humanity. You may be Jewish or you may not be.…
Parenting
Halloween in Brooklyn gives my kids superpowers
For my kids, one of the high points of moving to Brooklyn is Halloween. When we lived in the Mission in San Francisco, plenty of adults in wild costumes…
Parenting
Doing everything right? Take a sweeter approach to parenting
As a new mother, I desperately wanted to do everything “right.” I was determined not to take any shortcuts, especially when it came to feeding my kids.…