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Having It All and Being Good Jew Too

By Aurora Mendelsohn

Having It All and Being Good Jew Too
Observant career women face a special challenge in balancing work with the demands of home. Unfortunately, Judaism has not yet lightened the burden on them.Read More

The Paradox of the Mechitza

By Aurora Mendelsohn

As a rule, my husband and I don’t pray in non-egalitarian settings (or, at the very least, in ones that don’t count women in a minyan). So while I have been following the progress of partnership minyanim with respect and interest for a number of years, I hadn’t participated in one on a Shabbat morning until recently, when I attended the bar mitzvah of a friends’ son.Read More

The Cost of Attachment Parenting

By Aurora Mendelsohn

The Cost of Attachment Parenting
Like “Big Bang Theory” actress Mayim Bialik, I am an observant Jew, and had my first child while completing my Ph.D. (Mine was in experimental psychology; the actress’ was in neuroscience.) And like Bialik, I endorse and practice many aspects of ‘attachment parenting’: breastfeeding and late weaning, baby-wearing (using a sling), bed-sharing and positive discipline. So I thought I’d be a big fan of her new parenting book, “Beyond the Sling.”Read More

School Tuition Should Be Based on Income

By Aurora Mendelsohn

School Tuition Should Be Based on Income
Jewish day school is expensive and the cost is beyond the reach of many families. The solution could be income-based tuition fees, argues Aurora Mendelsohn.Read More

From the Civil War to Our Seders, a Song of Redemption

By Aurora Mendelsohn

From the Civil War to Our Seders, a Song of Redemption
The African-American spiritual “Go Down Moses” is a staple of contemporary Haggadot. Aurora Mendelsohn plumbs the history and lyrics of the song — once a rallying cry for escaped slaves.Read More



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