Everyone’s Welcome at Friday Night Shabbat
On Friday evening, families gathered at Swaim Park in Montgomery for a Friday Night Shabbat event that felt more like a neighborhood picnic than a formal religious observance — and […]
August 15, 2025
August 13, 2025
Why Your Tween Suddenly Wants Lululemon: A Lighthearted Look at Pre-Teen Brand Obsession
My daughters are 7 and 9, and if you have met girls this age, you know that this means they’re no longer in the princess tiara phase, but they are […]
August 11, 2025
A Modest Proposal for the Jewish Grandparents of Cincinnati
By Saturday night, I’m spent. Like every parent of young kids, I’ve been through the ringer: 6 a.m. wakeups, 42 snacks, 20 color-by-number pages, and five rounds of cleaning up […]
July 15, 2025
Hosting an Israeli Teen is a Joyous Way to Show Solidarity with the Jewish Community
The Chaverim M’ Israel in Cincinnati A year ago, at Valley Temple Sunday School, I met the Shinshinim (Chaverim M’ Israel in Cincinnati); the young Israeli emissaries who volunteer in […]
July 14, 2025
Surviving Schedules and Boredom: A Mom’s Guide to Doing Just Enough
I have two girls, ages 7 and 9, which means I currently live in a world suspended between glitter glue and sarcastic eye rolls. I’m knee deep in washing pool […]
July 7, 2025
Meet the Jewish Kid Making a Big Difference Through Tikkun Olam
In our home, Tikkun Olam isn’t just a phrase—it’s a way of life. Since our kids were little, my husband and I have worked to instill the value of giving […]
June 30, 2025
Why Jewish Cincinnati Feels Like Home for My Daughters and My Family
I never planned on moving back to Cincinnati. Honestly, it wasn’t even on my backup list. I grew up here, but like many kids who leave for college, I assumed […]
June 24, 2025
Working Moms and Jewish Summer Camp: A Look Inside the Seasonal Juggle
Summer is here..cue the sunshine, later bedtimes, and the absence of early alarms. My kids are ecstatic. Shoes are optional, popsicles are a food group (“because it’s hot”), and the […]
June 16, 2025
How to Talk to Jewish Kids About the Iran-Israel Attacks
As Israel launched strikes on Iran, my phone hasn’t stopped buzzing. Between nonstop alerts from my i24 app and my own constant scrolling, it’s been a tense 24 hours. My […]
June 13, 2025
What’s So Jewish About Parenting?
I was recently talking to another parent who mentioned that before they had kids, they had never held a baby. They don’t have a philosophy of parenting, a set of […]