From one mom to another
Having a child and becoming a new parent is one of the greatest joys in life — but if we’re being honest, it’s also...
Getting carded
It’s as if by receiving the envelope, you’ve arrived at the River Styx, and old Capt. Charon is on his way to ferry you to the other side.
White House pastry chef visits Aunt Minnie Luncheon
Chef Roland Mesnier, the longest tenured chef to serve in the White House, delighted guests at the Hebrew Home’s Aunt Minnie Luncheon with tales...
Exhibit recalls Jewish refugees and Nazi prisoners held together in Canadian prisons
When Austrian and German Jews escaped Nazism by fleeing to Britain during the 1930s, the last thing they expected was to find themselves prisoners...
Raising the kids you love with the ex you hate
by Meredith Jacobs
Managing Editor
After repeating the same lessons over and over again to divorced couples trying to co-parent, Dr. Edward Farber, licensed clinical psychologist...
Finding room for homework
by Lori Snyder
Invest now to minimize homework battles later:
As the school year approaches and we stock up on school supplies, buy new backpacks and...
Keeping children interested during the seder
by Tanya Tolchin
With Passover just a few days away, most of us still have a long list of things to accomplish. Between cleaning the...
Persian Passover
If it happened in America, Jews would be calling it the March Dilemma. In Iran, Passover generally falls at the time of the Persian...
The wine of the Exodus
by Anna Harwood
Every year, the Passover story is retold in households around the world. We tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt accompanied...
The un-pharaoh
The Cyrus Cylinder recalls an ancient king who let the Jewish people go.