Stacia Friedman
By Stacia Friedman
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Life Why Bubbe Always Ate Alone In The Kitchen
When Bubbe, my plump, good-natured, maternal grandmother came to my parent’s house for Passover, she never ate with us in the dining room. Instead, Mom served her in the kitchen before we sat down. I sensed that this arrangement was somehow for my grandmother’s comfort, but I never fully understood. Was it because Bubbe came…
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Life It’s Time We Start Talking About The Dangers Of Abusive, Angry Parenting In The Jewish Community
Jews are wringing their hands over the Weinstein sexual abuse allegations. Oy, what a shanda! Then comes an even more shocking story. Three adult sisters, raised in an ultra-Orthodox community in Australia, have accused the female principal of their former religious school of indecent assault and rape. As I read Dina Kraft’s compelling article Australian…
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