Laura Fein, at The Blogs

Laura Fein

A Lazy Mom Raising Utterly Perfect Kids

Jun 13, 2025, 12:58 AM

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Hope you like these socks, honey

Our daughters' lingering hugs or peals of 'Daddy!' when he walks into a room demonstrate who ranks first, and I love it

May 28, 2025, 5:36 AM

Good With Kids

One of my favorite pictures of my brother is a snapshot where no one is even looking at the camera. Rick is in the middle, his daughter and my girls flanked on all sides. My youngest, maybe six...

May 9, 2025, 12:19 PM

Zara, are you listening? Sweating the sweater

By the time you’ve had four daughters finish eighth grade at yeshiva day school, you’d think you’d know what they need to wear for graduation picture day. So when the moms of my fifth daughter’s friends asked for my expertise,...

May 2, 2025, 4:06 PM

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Excuse me if I don’t applaud Harvard’s antisemitism report

Harvard's Annenberg Dining Hall. (courtesy)

Missing amidst the self-congratulation is a sincere statement recognizing the Jew-hatred on campus and a plan of action to eradicate it

Apr 24, 2025, 9:19 AM

Memories, Mandelbrot & Tulip Mania

While madeleines may have triggered recherche du temps perdu for Proust, my family finds meaning in mandelbrot. The crunchy layer of cinnamon sugar on top of each slice stirs up memories of Passovers past, and now that 2025’s seders...

Jul 14, 2020, 8:26 PM

After the Shutdown: Rebooting for a Fresh Start

Among the many frustrations of the Covid-19 crisis is our increased reliance on a range of technologies that aren’t always reliable. When my family recently changed our internet provider, we had to reprogram every wireless device with the new...

Jan 12, 2019, 10:57 AM

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On a child flying solo — and how Jewish education helps

Illustrative. Students studying, conducting, literary analysis, or the like. (iStock)

The hefty workload of a day school dual curriculum is obvious; what we didn't realize was how Judaic and general studies each improve the other

Dec 15, 2017, 10:30 PM

The President’s Chanukah Gift

When the U.S. president officially recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and committed to move the U.S. embassy there, I expected my inbox to be overwhelmed by expressions of gratitude and joy from every Jewish organization. Instead, reactions among Israel’s supporters...

Feb 20, 2017, 6:49 PM

Supporting our kids in college

Over the past several years, a key and growing concern of our Jewish community has been: How do we prepare our teens to be proud Jews and supporters of Israel once they are in college? The Boycott, Divest, and Sanction...

Jul 25, 2016, 7:30 AM

The double-edged sword: Words, incitement, and action in a dangerous world

Reading the news lately has become an act of daring. Like many of my peers I feel depleted, defeated, as though the gut-punch from the headlines were physical and not “merely” emotional. I worry that my children will grow fearful,...

About Me

Laura 'Lori' Fein has a fantastic mom she hopes is reading this and five daughters who probably never will. Lori is a litigator at Eckert Seamans LLC and hosts the podcast Mommash: The Oy & Joy of Family. Reach her at Mommash.Podcast@gmail.com.

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