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That Time My Jewish Mother Braved New York Winter Travel to Visit Me in Mississippi
The way I see it, there are two major milestones in making a new city really feel like home. The ...
From Facebook Likes to Real-World Love
Their love was evident to everyone who was there on that beautiful day in October when Yechochanan and Aminah Perkins ...
The Year of the Bar Mitzvahs
The “Derby Bunch”, or “Six Pack” as my parents like to call them, are a motley crew of grandkids – ...
Can I Hear You Now?
“When the reception goes down, the volume goes up.” These were the sage words of one of my honored teachers ...
Discovering My Southern Jewish Family… After I Moved Down South
At first blush, I might not seem like a very “Southern” Jewish girl: I grew up in Chicago, after all. ...
Breaking the Cycle of Unwelcome in Jewish Life
For many of us going to a new synagogue or Jewish environment is tough. We spend time beforehand wondering if ...
My Jewish Son’s Love of Christmas
My wife and I are a multiracial couple. She’s Black. I’m White. Our 4-year-old son is biracial.My wife grew up ...
Giving Gelt: Starting A Family Giving Circle This Season (Part 1)
Thanksgiving 2015: We had a full house down here in Jackson, Mississippi, with all of our kids home for the ...
A Recipe for Homemade Hanukkah
As a convert, I have always felt a special responsibility to actively choose Judaism. Each new choice I make reminds ...
Coming Out at Our JCC
My three-year-old loves her preschool. Now in her third year there, she has friends she is close to, teachers she ...