Dear Dawn: I need some objective advice. My husband is Jewish but no longer feels connected to Judaism. He openly states he has no interest in meeting with the Jewish community in our area. I’m a second-generation atheist; religion has never been part of my life. We are planning to have a baby and talking…
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Parenting
We love our kid’s school, but it perpetuates an unfair system
When school closed in March, I girded myself to get through what I thought would be five weeks of my kids learning at home. I marshaled as much energy,…
Books
S.F. rabbi’s picture book brings kids to Torah by way of yoga
The rabbi is a yogi. And now also a children’s book author. With her colorfully illustrated debut, “I Am the Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book,” Rabbi…
Books
A Jewish anti-racist reading list for children of all ages
This moment has many of us reeling. Honestly, for those of you who are, like me, white-presenting Jewish parents, we should consider this a time of…
Parenting
Jewish community has been a lifeline to me as a mother. It’s time to return the favor.
When I moved from New York to San Francisco more than 20 years ago, the only person I knew was my hubby. We were newly married, and I was looking for…
Bay Area
Jewish day camps prep for a fun but unusual summer
After months of being stuck at home, with schools closed and programs canceled during the coronavirus pandemic, kids will be able to get outside this…
Parenting
A lovely return home, but in Maine my kids ran free
My gregarious younger son was holding court on our stoop as he is wont to do, chatting it up with whichever passing pedestrian would give him the time of…
Mixed & Matched
My son’s bar mitzvah has to be postponed due to Covid-19. What should I do?
Dear Dawn: My son Joey’s bar mitzvah was scheduled for June of this year and now it can’t happen as planned. Our synagogue is closed. Some of my son’s…
Parenting
From the precipice of an empty nest to four under one roof
It was kind of fun in the beginning. We played board games. We wore our pajamas all day. We took long walks in the rain. The kids talked to us. But it’s…