The principal of my son’s public Brooklyn elementary school isn’t getting much of a vacation this summer. Mr. Foreman is busy fielding questions from anxious parents, conducting Zoom forums for the school community and sending out frequent emails with updates about what to expect in the upcoming school year (Spoiler: There’s a lot he doesn’t…
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Parenting
Will there ever be another family summer like this one?
Will our kids reflect back on their time in quarantine and think it was all terrible because they had to be in lockdown with their parents 24/7, or will…
Mixed & Matched
Can we raise our child Jewish without a hard commitment?
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…
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
Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. The rabbi is a yogi. And now also a children’s book author. With…
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…