Looking For Love In Jerusalem
Jerusalem is to some American Jews what New York is to some aspiring actors: a good place to wash up for a while and dream of better things. And when […]
August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022
Matzah Vs. Jellybeans
I grew up in a traditional conservative Jewish home. Both my parents are Jewish. I was raised Jewish. I observed all the Jewish holidays, went to Sunday School and Hebrew […]
August 15, 2022
An Open Letter to My Mom
To Mom It May Concern, Well, well, well. Another year has gone by, and again, I find myself incredibly irritated. I write this letter to convey my complete and utter […]
August 15, 2022
Cooking with Jewish Wisdom
.חֲנֹ֣ךְ לַ֖נַּעַר עַל־פִּ֣י דַרְכּ֑וֹ גַּ֥ם כִּֽי־יַ֜זְקִ֗ין לֹֽא־יָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה” Train a child according to his way; even when he grows old, he will not turn away from it.” As a mom […]
August 15, 2022
Learning The Idiosyncrasies Of Fatherhood
My dad isn’t on social media, so I figured I’d go a little more longform. He likes to Google me sometimes too…so now he’ll have this to find. I really […]
August 15, 2022
Ask Baubie: Time To Call The Doctor?
Dear Mammalehs, I have received a few questions recently about when is the right time to call your child’s doctor or not when you think they don’t feel well. Some […]
August 15, 2022
Do You Hear What I Hear?
What if you were the only Jewish student in your grade school, middle school, or high school? Would you take a stand and teach everyone about your traditions, or would […]
August 15, 2022
Ask Baubie: It’s Hanukkah Time!
Hello Mammalehs, It is the season of sparkling lights, snow-tipped branches, seasonal foods and music and the commercial push to buy, buy, buy!! It is also the season that brings […]
August 15, 2022
Rekindling A Passion For Israel & Judaism
I hadn’t been to Israel in 17 years, since going on Birthright with a group of fellow students from UW-Madison, on a trip lead by Benjie Kaplan, the current University […]
August 15, 2022
Friendship: Each According To His Way
It is 7:05 a.m. on a Thursday morning in early January and I somehow find myself in my car with my almost 10-year old son eating his breakfast in the […]