Jaime Bedrin teaches media writing at Montclair State University. She’s been a volunteer with Moms Demand Action for five years. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two sons.
Jaime Bedrin
By Jaime Bedrin
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Life Seven Years After Sandy Hook, Noah Never Got a Bar Mitzvah
I vividly remember hearing the horrific news that a disturbed young man had shot and killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. I heard it on the radio as I was dropping off a package at my local UPS store after my son’s preschool Hanukkah celebration party. I was pregnant, so…
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Community Six Years After Newtown, We’re Making Important Progress To End Gun Violence
On Sundays, our synagogue holds a family prayer service. It’s nestled between two busy sessions of religious school. It’s a quick service — a little praying, a little singing, a few announcements and a whole lot of reflection. At the close, we’re asked to share the name of someone who is sick or has passed…
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Community Remembering My Cantor Ilan Mamber
Cantor Ilan Mamber wasn’t my cantor — but oh, how I wanted him to be. He rode a motorcycle — a Honda Pacific Coast — and was an avid tennis player. He chanted prayers to the tunes of “The Who” and “Hamilton.” And he loved, loved Bob Dylan. But more importantly, he made me realize…
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Life You’re Never Too Old To JDate
One minute Bea Slater was buying a filet at her New Jersey supermarket, and the next she was getting a call that she’d be featured in a print ad for JDate, the online dating service for Jewish singles. Slater is 90. She’s also my grandmother. Before she knew it, she was wearing a royal blue…
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Community This Hanukkah, Remember Sandy Hook — And Take A Stand Against Gun Violence.
My youngest son’s preschool Hanukkah celebration is next Friday. And I’m feeling a little sad. Owen is in Pre-K. He’s my baby. So this is it — a 6th and final family Hanukkah celebration at the preschool that’s become a second home to us. When my older son Henry was at the same preschool, I…
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