All in the Family
Michael Aushenker
December 2, 1999
August\’s North Valley Jewish Community Center shooting is still on the minds of parents and educators.
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Family
Curing Holiday Blues
Michael Aushenker
November 25, 1999
\”Being that the Jewish community is relatively small, Jews are reluctant to seek help,\” says therapist Dr. Susan M. Davis, citing the continued stigma attached to such psychological afflictions.
Granny’s Chanukah
Beverly Levitt
November 25, 1999
My Granny was gleeful, giving us the best part of her, as we gathered in her kitchen on the first day of the joyous holiday — Chanukah — the \”Festival of Lights\”.
The Real-Life ‘Story of Us’
Rob Eshman
November 4, 1999
The divorce rate in America is declining, except for one age group: middle-aged married couples. And yes, that includes nice Jewish couples like the Sterns.
Thus Spaketh Me…
Jewish Journal
October 28, 1999
A big part of being a parent is stumbling around by the feeble glow of midlife\’s night-light, going, \”Wha…? What happened?\” But after eight years of it, I\’m beginning to understand.
The October Dilemma
Curt Schleier
October 28, 1999
For many Jewish parents, who associate the holiday with demons, death and wickedness, as well as with Christianity, Halloween is problematic.
End Papers
Jewish Journal
October 21, 1999
Most sources on Jewish medical ethics in the past emanated from an Orthodox perspective and no comprehensive approach to the subject from a Conservative viewpoint was readily available.
The Parent Trap
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
August 19, 1999
We currently seem more perplexed than ever by the challenge of child rearing, by the dynamics involved in the \”generation gap\” that has led to the current gory headlines.
Number Our Days … Slowly
Adam Gilad
July 8, 1999
Being Jewish is to be bombarded by time-by seasons, weeks, history.
If all rules were suspended, what would your child do?
Jane Ulman
May 13, 1999
Every child dreams of a world with unlimited freedom. A world with no math homework and no broccoli, a world with unrestricted television viewing, candy bar consumption and curfews.
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