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April 2013 (2)
- 18: Marathon Bombings Show Randomness of Who Lives, Who Dies (0)
- 12: How Much Do Any of Us Know about the World’s Religions? (0)
March 2013 (1)
- 12: Smallest Gestures Mean Something to Mourners (0)
February 2013 (1)
- 11: Clinging to Threads of Memory (0)
January 2013 (2)
- 17: Article on People Losing Religion Makes Me Glad I’ve Reconnected to Mine (0)
- 09: Son Teaches Mom How to Be a Jew at Christmas (0)
December 2012 (2)
- 17: Comfort the Parents – and – Siblings of Newtown Victims (0)
- 10: It’s that Happy Whatever Time of Year (2)
November 2012 (1)
- 12: ‘God is the Clouds’: Young Son Broaches Touchy Subject (0)
October 2012 (3)
- 22: Slurping Kitten Teaches Children about Forgiveness (0)
- 18: Naming a Son for a Brother Who Died Young (0)
- 18: AP Classes: A Problem for Massachusetts High Schoolers? (0)
September 2012 (1)
- 13: At 4, My Son’s Developing a Taste for Religion or is it Community? (1)
August 2012 (3)
- 13: Jitters Become Joy at High School Reunion: Putting Past in Its Place (0)
- 07: Happy 50th Birthday to a Brother Who Died Long Ago (11)
- 01: 30th High School Reunion: Why Return to a Once-Dreaded Place? (3)
July 2012 (2)
- 18: Letter to New Yahoo CEO: Please Take More Maternity Leave (0)
- 09: Superheroes, a Crab Named Squirty, and a Lesson on Tzedakah (1)
June 2012 (6)
- 22: Parental Vow: Don’t Overschedule Summer, Let Fun Happen. (2)
- 15: Welcome to the June Jewish Book Carnival, A Feast of Literary Links (6)
- 13: 10 Thank Yous to a Terrific Dad – My Son’s Father (0)
- 08: Make Father’s Day Gifts from Kids, Not Mom (0)
- 04: Hit That Record Button, Preserve Loved Ones’ Voices (2)
- 04: Yearning to Hear My Brother’s Voice (0)
May 2012 (4)
- 22: A Family’s Unintended Journey of Faith: At 4, Our Son Loves Going to Temple (1)
- 15: What’s a Fan to Do When a Star Acts Badly? (2)
- 08: Maurice Sendak Taught Us to Love Wild Things (2)
- 03: Musing about the Muse: Prepping before Big Writers’ Conference (3)
April 2012 (5)
- 29: Best Feeling in the World: Readers Write, The Sun (2)
- 20: Mel Gibson’s Latest Remark about Jews Makes Me Want to Teach My Son Well (6)
- 15: Don’t Give Me Spa Time for Mother’s Day (0)
- 11: Does it Cross Line to Bring a Little Passover to Son’s Preschool? (2)
- 02: Passover Joy Comes in Small Packages (3)
March 2012 (5)
- 28: Jew Girl (0)
- 18: Remembering Jewishly Varies for Each of Us (0)
- 07: Purim Prep: Turning Son into King (0)
- 05: Keep Santa, Easter Bunny in Their Place? (0)
- 01: Scheduling Remembrance: Sometimes Life Gets in Way (6)
February 2012 (1)
- 20: Jewish Kids’ Books Can Give Reality Check: Our World is Diverse (3)
January 2012 (1)
- 20: Penny Saved, Person Helped: A Child’s Understanding of Charity Grows (0)
December 2011 (4)
- 29: Finding Courage to Write about Faith (0)
- 27: Perfecting the Art of Slowness (An Essay on the Writing Life) (0)
- 19: A Jewish Mom’s Dilemma: Does Hanukkah Have to Compete with Christmas? (0)
- 12: Make Hanukkah a Literary Fest: My ‘Jewish’ Book List for 2011 (7)
November 2011 (3)
- 17: Concerto of Words: Ostracism, Music, and Faith (0)
- 09: Mitzvah Mama? Linda Cohen Chats About Debut Book ’1,000 Mitzvahs’ (0)
- 07: Are Mitzvah Days an Excuse to Stay Away? (0)
October 2011 (1)
- 26: Maiden Sukkah Taught Us How to Work as a Family (2)
September 2011 (2)
- 28: Getting into a High Holy Day State of Mind (3)
- 22: Dynamic New Leader Puts Oomph Back in Brandeis (0)
August 2011 (3)
- 29: Visiting Mosques Teaches Countless Lessons (7)
- 28: A TEST OF FAITH: ONE SCHOOL’S DETERMINATION TO STAND BY ITS RELIGION CURRICULUM (0)
- 05: Lesson for Parents on Shabbat: Adapt to Young Child’s Needs (1)
July 2011 (1)
- 06: Deciding that One Child is Enough (2)
June 2011 (5)
- 28: Ode to Spirituality (8)
- 20: Imagining the Dad My Brother Might Have Been (7)
- 08: Dressing Torah Brings Me Closer to Faith on Shavuot (0)
- 06: Death, Nature, Revelations: Writing Retreat Leaves Eclectic Trail of Memories (6)
- 02: Will Weekend Writing Retreat Inspire, Create New Paths? (0)
May 2011 (4)
- 31: Rachel Simon Artfully Weaves Religious Themes into Novel (3)
- 25: Make Way for Blue Ducklings (0)
- 23: Finding His Voice: Toddler Fills House with Jewish Song (1)
- 09: Three Authors Teach Different, Inspiring Lessons (1)
April 2011 (4)
- 28: Don’t Call Me Grandma (0)
- 26: Toddler Teaches Passover Lesson: Set Low Expectations (5)
- 11: Spiders, Frogs, Oh, My: Author Sylvia Rouss Tries to Engage, Comfort Children (3)
- 05: Facing Down Infertility – with the Help of Graphic Art, Immersion (0)
March 2011 (5)
- 30: Zoo Time at Seder or Bringing Out Kid in All of Us (5)
- 24: Should We Nudge Toddlers to Learn the Four Questions? (1)
- 18: Enroll Me in Purim Fan Club (4)
- 15: Welcome to the March Jewish Book Carnival, a Feast of Literary Posts (4)
- 01: Message to My Brother: What You Missed by Dying Young (4)
February 2011 (5)
- 24: Jewish Ritual Smooths Salve on Long-Ago Loss (3)
- 22: The Power of a Day: Anniversary Haunts Mourners (3)
- 17: Choir Festival Shows Power of Interfaith Gatherings (3)
- 08: Erika Dreifus Writes Powerful Short Story Collection on Holocaust (0)
- 01: Making Challah Teaches Lessons about Life (8)
January 2011 (3)
- 15: Never Underestimate Child’s Capacity to Learn Prayer (0)
- 15: Interview with Dani Shapiro for Writer magazine (0)
- 11: Debbie Friedman Tribute: Her Music Helped Me Understand, Love Judaism (5)
December 2010 (4)
- 30: Jewish Resolutions for 2011 (3)
- 23: Renowned cantor, composer teaches humility (1)
- 22: No synagogues, please: Groups woo families in cafes, My Gyms (0)
- 10: Jewish Toddler’s Santa Encounter at Hanukkah: Is this parental faux pas? (0)
November 2010 (8)
- 29: Books Create My First Jewish Community (5)
- 26: Make Hanukkah about the Gifts that Count (0)
- 26: Do we compete with Christmas too much at Hanukkah? (0)
- 23: Learning to Say Thank You in a Jewish Way (0)
- 16: Happy Hanumas? Ditch Season’s Greetings (2)
- 08: How to Teach Tzedakah to Tots: Step at a Time (0)
- 02: Why write, part 2: To reflect, observe, and heal (0)
- 01: Why Write? Early Ostracism as Jew Plays Role (2)
October 2010 (2)
- 17: Think Pink. Can Pink be Secret to Writing Success? (0)
- 12: What’s in a Label? Writer or ‘Jewish’ Writer? (0)
September 2010 (4)
- 29: Holiday Shows Joy of Embracing Judaism (0)
- 21: Jewish High Holy Days Through Tot’s Eyes (0)
- 15: Sermon, Song Erase Politics from Israel for a Moment (0)
- 02: Rabbi’s Yom Kippur Lesson: It’s Ok to Stumble in Prayer (2)
August 2010 (4)
- 24: Confessions of a Yom Kippur Slacker: I Never Fast (3)
- 18: High Holy Day Challenge: Sing with Understanding (1)
- 05: How Jewish must we be to help our faith survive? (0)
- 03: A Survivor’s Tale, Darkly Comic, Full of Mourning (0)
July 2010 (9)
- 29: Community’s a Bigger Concept than One Faith (0)
- 28: In Shul, Cost Hasn’t Been a Barrier (1)
- 23: Mitzvah in Park: Smiles Worth More Than Money (1)
- 21: Err on Side of Participation at Funerals (0)
- 19: Night Without Ritual Has Shabbat Feel (0)
- 15: Editing job improved my writing (0)
- 14: Judaism, by baby steps (0)
- 09: Learning to Pray is Lifelong Challenge (0)
- 07: Ode to Eternal Boy of Summer: My Brother (0)
June 2010 (6)
- 27: Food Stains, Tots Aplenty Make Memorable Shabbat (1)
- 16: How Many Siblings Do You Have? It’s a Tough Question for Some of Us. (0)
- 11: Trust, Welcome Parents Who Bring Tots to Temple (1)
- 09: Havdalah Neophyte: Being Jewish Keeps Me on Learning Curve (3)
- 03: Author Shulevitz Chats about Jewish Journey, Sabbath Obsession (0)
- 01: Teach Children to Love Faith – Naturally (0)
May 2010 (5)
- 21: Mourners Share Powerful Experience on Shavuot (3)
- 14: Elena Kagan’s Fight for Bat Mitzvah Creates Guilt Trip (0)
- 10: Cemeteries bloom in the spring, but who visits? (2)
- 06: National Prayer Day is Pointless, Disturbing (0)
- 05: Flute-playing Creates Adrenalin, Spiritual Rush (1)
April 2010 (8)
- 30: Beshert: Becoming first-time Mom at 43 (1)
- 25: Are Baby Showers a Jinx? Jews Often Debate the Question (1)
- 25: Little Kids, Big Problems (0)
- 15: Jewish woman’s reasons for marrying a Jew (0)
- 14: Finding love, having baby in my 40s (0)
- 12: Rabbi’s small tokens make big connection for toddler (0)
- 08: Author Lipman Plays Talk Show Host to Novelist Diamant (0)
- 05: Remembering loved ones: Judaism offers ideas, so do individuals (1)
March 2010 (13)
- 31: Passover Part 2: Seder Becomes Playtime (0)
- 30: Kid-friendly Seders deserve kudos, not bashing (0)
- 28: Finding Community at the Grocery Store: Happy Passover (0)
- 25: Teaching adults about Shabbat, Kashrut: Three rabbis share wisdom (0)
- 22: Bereaved family teaches us power of community (0)
- 16: Workshop Triggers Memory of Being Only Jew (0)
- 14: No gifts: We tried a Hanukkah idea at a birthday party (2)
- 14: Saying “no gifts” for child’s party may teach life lesson (0)
- 12: Teaching tots about Shabbat: Don’t blow out the candles (1)
- 08: Author reveals challenges of writing about faith in interview (0)
- 05: Chanting Kaddish: Do the words or ritual provide the solace? (0)
- 03: Dani Shapiro writes poignant, provocative memoir (0)
- 01: Learning to conquer March (0)
February 2010 (5)
- 26: Saga of our Souls (0)
- 25: Sex and the Texts (0)
- 24: Finding Our Voices (0)
- 23: Sisterhood: Mahjong and Old Ladies or Something Else? (0)
- 22: Welcome to the Jewish Muse Blog (0)
January 2010 (1)
- 01: Novelist’s gift is priceless: retreat for writers
October 2009 (1)
- 25: Establishing my toddler’s after-school routine
August 2009 (1)
- 30: Author shows me Cape Cod through her eyes
July 2009 (1)
- 19: Should we try a leash to restrain our toddler?
April 2009 (1)
- 12: Chocolate at 1? Are sweets okay this early?
March 2009 (1)
- 23: School has sanctuary for troubled teens
July 2006 (1)
- 30: Finding My Religion
November 2002 (1)
- 03: Tracking the milestones in life, and in death
July 1999 (2)
- 25: Forgotten Mourners: After the death of a brother or sister, friends and family members might not realize the siblings’ grief, say four who know (1)
- 25: How do I say I lost my brother and my best friend? (0)
June 1997 (1)
- 15: Biking through the Bible: 230 miles across Israel (0)

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