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Susan Katz is an author and founder of ConnectingAuthors. (Photo/Courtesy Katz)

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Q&A: A writer who helps kids calm racing minds

Whether giving presentations to students or workshops for teachers, Susan Katz, 49, strives to convey the transformational power and joy of reading. The…
By Liz Harris Dec 7, 2020
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Parenting

My much-needed, spontaneous pandemic chill-out

I was never a fan of giving the kids timeouts when they were little. I didn’t think putting them in a room by themselves taught them anything about their…
By Julie Levine Nov 18, 2020
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Mixed & Matched

Is it reasonable to expect to marry my Orthodox boyfriend?

Dear Dawn: Can I first say how impactful and helpful I have found your writing? I am a non-Jew in a relationship with a Jewish man. I love him, and his…
By Dawn Kepler Nov 17, 2020
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Parenting

Parenting through this pandemic Thanksgiving

There will be four people at my Thanksgiving table: my husband, my two children and me. They’re the same people I sit down to dinner with every night. And…
By Drew Himmelstein Nov 13, 2020
Julie Levine's son.

Parenting

It all turned out fine, so it looks like my worrying worked

When our kids were younger, there were a lot of things that I used to worry about. I called the pediatrician in a panic many times — would our daughter…
By Julie Levine Oct 27, 2020
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Mixed & Matched

How do I tell my Catholic parents that I don’t plan to have Christmas?

Dear Dawn: I was raised Catholic and left the church many years ago. When I married my Jewish wife, we had a Jewish wedding. My very Catholic parents came…
By Dawn Kepler Oct 22, 2020
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Parenting

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

We have a family tradition of doing tashlich on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, and then taking a family photograph near whatever natural body of water we…
By Drew Himmelstein Oct 20, 2020
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Mixed & Matched

My wife and kids are Jewish. Is it OK to pray in Jesus’ name?

Dear Dawn: I am a Christian man married to a Jewish woman. We are raising our children Jewish, and I am very comfortable with that decision. However,…
By Dawn Kepler Sep 30, 2020
a white teenage boy sits in a facemask

Parenting

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

In some ways, the start of school this fall and the preparation leading up to it were similar to most other years: We did some school shopping, cleaned…
By Julie Levine Sep 25, 2020
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