Tag: Jewish Family

In this personal essay, the author reflects on their desire for another baby and the challenges they faced when it didn't happen.
Danny Burstein is starring in the new Broadway play "Pictures From Home," where he portrays photographer Larry Sultan.
In this article, a mother writes to the advice column of The Forward expressing concern for her neurodivergent son who is struggling with growing up and seems to be lagging behind his siblings.
Actor David Krumholtz discusses his role in Tom Stoppard's play Leopoldstadt, which follows a multigenerational Jewish family in Vienna and is based on Stoppard's own family history.
The author recounts a visit from their Israeli great-uncle Munia in 1987.
This episode from Limmud Oz in Melbourne features Noah reflecting on his decision with his wife Susan to move their family from the U.S. to Israel, exploring the reasons behind their choice and the impact on them and their children.
The text discusses the Talmudic tractate Yevamot, which deals with the topic of levirate marriage (yibbum) and the bonds of family in Judaism.
In "A Lavender Marriage," the protagonist reflects on his relationship with his Uncle Jack, who has been a father figure to him for the past 13 years.
In this heartfelt poem, a mother shares her experiences and challenges of raising a child with autism.
This personal essay reflects on the author's relationship with her mother and her own journey towards finding fulfillment and balance in her life as a Jewish woman.
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Jewish family in a case involving a painting looted by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
This text is a personal reflection about the experience of the author's father dying while he was a child.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Larry Rothwachs and his daughter Tzipora discuss their experience of navigating a father-daughter relationship while Tzipora battled an eating disorder.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, author Bruce Feiler discusses the importance of developing a strong family narrative for building resilience in families.
In this episode of Unorthodox, the hosts welcome investigative journalist Carl Bernstein, known for his involvement in the Watergate scandal, to discuss his new memoir.
Gillian Laub, a photographer, captured intimate family photos during the Trump era that helped bridge a divide within her family.
Chloe Fineman, known for her impressions on Saturday Night Live (SNL), discusses her Jewish upbringing and its influence on her comedy.
The author describes his experiences growing up in a traditional Jewish family in Romania under Communist rule.
The text discusses the experiences of a biracial Jewish woman who faced racism and ignorance within Jewish spaces, including being mistaken for the help and treated as an outsider in both black and Jewish communities.
Melanie Phillips' memoir "Guardian Angel" delves into her upbringing in postwar Britain, depicting a complex family dynamic where a strong but frail mother and a passive father shape her worldview.
This text reflects on the author's experience with family dynamics, loss, and reconciliation following the death of their father, a hardworking and devoted man.
In this letter addressed to an unborn son, the father recounts the family dynamics and negotiations that took place upon the announcement of the pregnancy, particularly from the perspective of the older sisters who had mixed reactions to the news.
The text delves into a mother's journey with her sleepless daughter, Zelda, and the challenges they faced with sleep studies, parenting approaches, and struggles with sleep training.
Rabbi Norman Lamm, a prominent Orthodox Jewish leader, emphasized the importance of the Jewish family as a sanctuary and a stronghold of religious tradition in a rapidly changing postwar American culture.
Four Polish cousins, Fania Blakay, Gennadi Band, Henia Moskowitz, and Rywka Patchnik, all believed their family had perished in the Holocaust until a surprising reunion proved them wrong.