Books That Can Help Children Who Experience The Loss of a Sibling How do you help children understand or process the complexities of sibling loss? If your deceased child died before your current children were born, how do you explain their relationship and cultivate the memory of their sibling? Read more »
9 Books About Jewish Heroes for Kids Who Love Biographies Is your reader a fan of biographies? Here are nine about Jewish heroes and historic figures. Read more »
No, We Don't Celebrate Both Obviously, there is no one-size-fits-all. For some families it might be important to celebrate both heritages. Or neither. Our decision is what works best for our family. Read more »
Hanukkah Advice From Parenting Expert Dasee Berkowitz What are your Hanukkah plans for this year? Are you having a large gathering with extended friends and family with music and dreidel-spinning? Or are you creating a simple dinner and candle lighting with small gifts, with only the people in your home? Or, have you not even begun to think about it because you’re just not sure what’s right for your family yet? Read more »
5 Not-So-Typical Latke Recipes Looking for a new dish to try during the eight nights of Hanukkah? Make one of these unconventional latke recipes. Read more »
Creating Special Jewish Moments Virtually Earlier this summer I was in the midst of my second trimester of pregnancy (another boy!) and began to think about hosting a bris this fall. After more than two years, I was excited to finally host a (small) party in our home. Read more »
A Great Big List of Children’s Books About Hanukkah Looking for a children’s book about Hanukkah? Here’s a giant list of classic stories, board books, and chapter books for tweens. Read more »
Sharing Hanukkah at School Have you been designated the "Hanukkah Parent" at your child's school? No need to stress - we've handled all the prep work with a list of story and activity ideas that will help non-Jewish students learn about Hanukkah and make you a hit with your child's friends. Read more »
Books For Kids Who LOVE Monsters: The Creatures of Eric Kimmel Get to know the creatures from imaginative, award-winning PJ Library author, Eric Kimmel. Read more »
Family Activity: Create a Jewish ‘Shelfie’ Learn how to build a "shelfie" with Marion from My Jewish Mommy Life. Read more »