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Extended Family: Jewish Foster Mom Has Cared for 150 Children and Counting
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When the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Parents are Divorced
Although festive and meaningful events, bar mitzvahs, like weddings, are always full of anxiety and stress. Even more so when the parents of the child are divorced! Whether lavish or simple, the bar or bat mitzvah...
Nick Crews and Jewish parenting 101
"Anyone who has the capability to protest the sinful conduct of his household and does not protest, he is himself liable for the sins of the members of his household." —Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 54a By...
Jewish Day School Rejects Boy Scouts Policy Towards Gays and Lesbians
The Gold Ochs Academy is taking a stand for the rights of gays and lesbians. According to a report on the New Jersey Jewish News website, the conservative Jewish day school in West Orange will...
The Risk of High Cholesterol Among Young Ashkenazi Jews
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a common genetic condition that can cause dangerously high levels of cholesterol...
Ayelet Galena: A Perfect Soul, Returned
Seth and Hindy Poupko Galena honored the memory of their beloved daughter, two...
What Are You Teaching Your Children?
There are two ways to raise your children: you either shut them down or you...
To Wed a Daughter, to Sell a Kidney
My eldest daughter, Mushki, is engaged and will be married in a few months, God...
