Finding My Community in the Midwest
The best part of moving to Cincinnati is the vibrant, engaging, and welcoming Jewish culture. When we decided to relocate from Orlando to the Midwest in 2025, safety and community […]
July 13, 2026
July 9, 2026
The Letters that Didn’t Tell The Whole Story
If you have ever sent your child to overnight camp, you know drop-off can be an emotional milestone. One minute, you are labeling socks, water bottles, and sunscreen. The next […]
July 7, 2026
Olkusz: An Inheritance of Memory
It started with a photo. I sat beside my grandmother, her soft hand clasping mine. With her other hand, she pulled a photograph from her sweater pocket and handed it […]
July 2, 2026
13 Pieces Of Advice From A B’Mitzvah Weekend
Dear Readers, Just *under* two years ago, I wrote 13 pieces of advice following my daughter’s bat mitzvah. Following my son’s bar mitzvah this past Shabbat, I planned to rewrite […]
June 25, 2026
Lessons in Lemonade Stands
Every summer it happens. A child or two drags a folding table to the end of the driveway, grabs a poster board and a handful of markers, and suddenly becomes […]
June 24, 2026
Mah Jongg and Community: A Strategy for Better Cognitive Health
Mah Jongg, or simply “Mahj,” has recently exploded across the country, and there are many reasons why. For those unfamiliar, Mahj is a multiplayer tile game that combines strategy and […]
June 16, 2026
The Wilderness Within: Men, Vulnerability, and the Oldest Shame Spiral in History
My seventh-grade Spanish teacher arranged a conference with my mom and me to discuss my progress in class. She told us that while I was doing fine, mostly B’s, she […]
June 11, 2026
Soccer Moms, World Cups, and Jewish Values
As the World Cup approaches, soccer fever is about to take over the globe. Entire countries will shut down to watch matches. Families will gather around televisions and pile into […]
June 3, 2026
One Season Ends, Another Begins: Season 1 of Cincy Jewfolk’s Stories from the Tribe Podcast Wraps Up + 2026 Live Show Info
We just dropped the final episode of the first season of Cincy Jewfolk’s Stories from the Tribe podcast — and what a season it’s been! Over the past 12 weeks, […]
May 28, 2026
Surviving Boredom
There is a moment in modern motherhood that feels like a glitch in the system. It usually happens somewhere between “I signed you up for two camps, soccer, and extra […]