The working parents’ collective apology on Yom Kippur
By Shira Zemel (Kveller via JTA) – Like so many of you, I’m a working mom trying to juggle it all — my kid, my…
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A Talmudic tale gets a 12th-century Chinese twist in children’s book aimed at diverse Jewish readers
by Jordyn Haime TAIPEI, Taiwan (JTA) — Rabbi Akiva’s daughter was destined for death on her wedding day, at least according to the star-gazers. So…
Can a toddler really apologize? (And other thoughts on Yom Kippur)
By Rachel Seelig (JTA) – This story originally appeared on Kveller. “Don’t you dare,” I said, just milliseconds before a red matchbox car came catapulting…
This High Holiday pastry connects me to the relatives I loved and the ones I lost
by Toby Axelrod (JTA) – There was a small bedroom in my Zeyde’s house on State Road in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, that had no radiator….
My family’s Soviet-era Rosh Hashanah dinner is all about delicious food and freedom
By Sonya Sanford (JTA) – This story originally appeared on The Nosher. Most of my American Jewish friends ate brisket, kugel and babka at their…