I’m hoping that you’ll join me in the next couple of months for online events. The two coming up are focused on raising children. BUT please tell me what other topics you’d like to discuss. (Jewish) Life with Children We made plans and agreed how to raise our kids, but things have happened – can…
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Let’s think about babies and toddlers The first three years of life are rarely remembered by the child. But by four or five years of age memories are beginning to “stick”. You really get a long neutral period to figure out what you want to incorporate into your home life. What will you teach your…
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Every child needs to understand where they come from. If you are raising your child as a Jew, but one parent is not Jewish it is essential that you teach your child about that side of their family. This is half of them! They need to be comfortable with how they put these parts together…
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It’s been a difficult few months so we have to be patient with each other. I have gathered some Basic Judaism classes that will begin next week in January. I’ll add what others come my way. If YOUR synagogue is offering a class and you don’t see it here, please email me the details at dawn@buildingjewishbridges.org…
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(Jewish) Life with Children A common question posed to interfaith couples is, “How will you raise the kids”? When the reply is “Jewish”, what does that mean? So many engaged non-Jews lovingly say, sure, we can raise the kids Jewish. But I find that it is rare that the Jew has explained what that means…
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Christmas is a humongous holiday and Hanukkah, juxtaposed to it, is relatively minor. Should we emphasize its minimal status? Should we pull out all the plugs and paint the house blue? What’s the best way to support a Jewish child who may or may not be celebrating Christmas? Join me, Dawn, on Monday evening, December…
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