Children as young as 5 years old can sense when things are not right.
One of the greatest opportunities and greatest challenges of parenting is the chance to frame the world for children.
Social scientist Sivan Zakai, who studies what American Jewish kids do and don’t understand about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has some tips about what to say to them now.
“You say you’re pro-Israel, but you’re really not.” These words may sound reminiscent of the recent Knesset hearing about J Street. But they’re from an entirely different source: a high school junior we will call “Isaac.”