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As a new mother who has recently adjusted to both breast-feeding and pumping, I have learned: it’s all about expectations.
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Life Torah and Toddlers: Parenting’s Jewish Lessons
Rabbi Ilana Grinblat has written a new book, “Blessings and Baby Steps,” (Behrman House, 2011) which synthesizes insights into Torah and lessons learned from giving birth to, and parenting, her two young children. Grinblat teaches Midrash at the American Jewish University’s Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles, where she received ordination in 2001….
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Life And Baby Makes Two (Bedrooms)
My first apartment was that of a singleton, the second that of a wife, and the next will be that of a mother
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The Schmooze Ivanka Trump, Jewish Mother
She’s certainly not your typical Jewish mother, but she’s a Jewish mother no less. Ivanka Trump — Donald’s daughter, ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ judge and jewelry designer — and her husband, New York Observer owner Jared Kushner, welcomed a baby girl on Sunday. Trump took to Twitter on Monday to announce the baby’s name: “Jared and I…
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Life Be Ima — The Bima Can Wait
I don’t have time to write this blog because I have an infant on my lap. But I am driven to write because I do not hear my voice represented in the discussions about motherhood and the rabbinate. Recently Rabbi Jill Levy, who was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary, wrote on The Sisterhood about…
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Life The Pregnancy Lessons That Prepared Me for Parenthood
“Parenthood is the ultimate on-the-job learning experience,” my father commented a few months ago. “You simply can’t learn to be a parent without doing it.” I believe that. Having recently experienced baby boot camp, I have learned a ton. Now, as the mother of an infant, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on some…
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Life Reflections on My Daughter’s High School Graduation
My daughter is graduating high school today. This is a huge moment in life — probably more for her than for me, although I’m not sure — and the mass of thoughts and emotions are a bit overwhelming. The moment Avigayil was born, I was born as well. Her entry in the universe was transformative…
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The Schmooze Natalie Portman Welcomes Baby Boy
Mazel tov to Natalie Portman, the new mother of a baby boy. Details remain scarce about the arrival of the infant, who was delivered less than a week after his mom’s 30th birthday. The actress plans to marry the baby’s French father, dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, later this year. The pair met on the…
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