January 16, 2013
12:24 am

Greenhorn

During the course of her many years as the coordinator of the annual Jewish Children’s Book Writers’ & Illustrators Conference (formerly at the 92nd Street Y in New York......

July 24, 2012
5:13 pm

An Open Letter to Matisyahu

Dear Matis, In response to your Facebook post about being judged for your new look: Matis, as an artist, I understand your need to constantly evolve, change and express what is......

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June 26, 2012
5:31 pm

Minority report: A Jewish freshman at Georgia State

I sat beside my daughter Rachel at her Orientation in Georgia State University. She’d recently graduated from Temima — Atlanta’s Orthodox Jewish high school for young ladies, where there......

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June 21, 2012
5:00 am

Leah Cypess: Young Adult Fantasy Novelist & Jewish Mom

Hailing from Brooklyn, NY and currently living in Brookline, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston), Leah Cypess publishes regularly in various short story magazines and is the author of the......

June 14, 2012
5:05 am

Adam & Eve in Brooklyn

Chavi thought about how respectable Feivish looked in his black hat, which apartment she wanted, how she’d decorate it and which set of parents they’d go to the first Shabbos after the wedding. Not his,......

June 5, 2012
3:19 am

Orthodox Jewish Mom & Best Selling Author

Meet Dinah Bucholz-- Orthodox Jewish Mom & Best Selling Author of The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: Originally from Monsey, NY, and now living in Philadelphia, PA, Author Dinah Bucholz is......

May 30, 2012
2:29 am

That Crazy Dream

Susan awoke from that crazy dream and rushed to the bathroom sink, where she splashed water all over her face.“Mama,” he'd called out to her. She wondered what it......

May 23, 2012
1:36 am

Young Adult Novelist, Dr. Leah Scheier

Forget “Rabbi, Dr., Ph.D.” “Pediatrician, Jewish Mom and Author” is way cooler. Hailing from Baltimore, MD (and a 3......

May 17, 2012
6:42 pm

That’s something — right?

I was getting ready for the Israel Bonds Dinner in Atlanta, when my brother Gami called from Beit Shemesh. “Eli’s getting ready for mehina,” he said. “Can’t believe he’s so......

March 5, 2012
2:36 pm

Anna Levine: Israeli Author, Western Audience

A Canadian- Israeli author of a number of books for children and young adults, Anna Levine’s most recent picture book, “Jodie’s Passover Adventure” is a joyous and playful holiday......

February 29, 2012
2:52 pm

Tribal Affiliations

“It’s cultural. I want to go,” I say as I adjust my necklace, placing a gold Star of David outside of my button-down collar. It is a hot day in......

February 23, 2012
3:35 am

Jewish Chick’s Night Out

My bones were aching like a flu was coming on when Ma called with the news. “Your cousin got engaged to a blonde. You knew he wanted a blonde?” I......

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