“America is a country of immigrants. Most people don’t even know where their grandparents are from. And there’s a lot of family mythology that is not necessarily true.”
- FamilyHow Genealogy Became the Great Jewish Pastime
“America is a country of immigrants. Most people don’t even know where their grandparents are from. And there’s a lot of family mythology that is not necessarily true.”
Physical InheritanceDespite our era’s embrace of Marie Kondo and the new religion of decluttering, an argument can still be made for the power of physical items to convey a sense of places and people left behind.
Despite our era’s embrace of Marie Kondo and decluttering, an argument can still be made for the power of physical items to convey a sense of places and people left behind.
FamilyFrom Generation to GenerationIn a collaboration between jGirls Magazine and Hadassah Magazine, six mother-daughter pairs unpack their dreams and fears, similarities and differences, untold stories and the impact of Judaism on their lives.
In a series of interviews, six mother-daughter pairs unpack their dreams and fears, and the impact of Judaism on their lives.
FamilyThe Awful TruthA mother has to tell the awful truth about a diagnosis of cancer to her teenage son.
A mother has to tell the awful truth about a diagnosis of cancer to her teenage son.
FamilyAn Unvirtual DayTurn off that device, shut down the computer, log out of your email, it is time for a day of rest from the constant distractions of modern technology.
Turn off that device and shut down the computer, it is time for a day of rest from the distractions of modern technology.
Breasts and BlessingsI just got a call from my health insurance company informing me that it was time for a mammogram. “I really don’t need one,” IField, and Chant, of DreamsIn the fall of 1972, when I was starting the third grade, I moved to London with my parents and my brothers for my father’s“Control” Alternating with “Delete”Lisa Samick was 35 when she watched her younger sister, a new mother, die of metastatic breast cancer. Judah Schiller was 35 when he wasA Good Man Is Hard to FindFor my 61st birthday, I decided to buy myself a man. I do not mean that I resurrected slavery, nor did I hire a maleFamily Matters: Back to SchoolIt is a sunny autumn morning and here I am, at 8:45, having sacrificed my leisurely coffee and toast breakfast, hurrying to catch my grandchildren’sFamily Matters: Match Pointsby Shira FormanLast August, as I celebrated my fifth wedding anniversary, I quietly marked another anniversary of sorts: half a decade of searching, meddling, advising, consoling, celebrating—andFamily Matters: New Love in an Old CityWho ever saw Jerusalem naked?/ Even archaeologists never did. —Yehuda Amichai Other than in Israeli poet Amichai’s works—and in the story of King David—Jerusalem is seldomFamily Matters: Under My SkinThere was always a jar of chicken fat in the refrigerator when I was growing up. Interesting stuff, chicken fat. It is solid but soft,Footer Menu Column 1
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