Category Archives: Parenting

Becoming a Grandmother

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

By Carol Targum During my daughter-in-law’s pregnancy, a lot of my friends told me that being a grandparent was the icing on the cake, the interest on the principal, the absolute best. It sounded wonderful. But in the last few … Continue reading →

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A Women’s Birth Circle at the Shmaya Mikveh in Galilee

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Written by Rabbi Haviva Ner-David At the newly-revived religiously and socially progressive Kibbutz Hannaton in Lower Galilee, a tradition has  evolved to hold a women’s circle at our mikveh for each woman a few weeks before she is due to … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Huppah

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

Imagine it.  Ten couples sitting around a table, munching on Terra Chips, hummus and carrots, mixed nuts and Peanut M&M’s; some engaged to be married, some already married, in their late 20’s and older, gay and straight, Jewish-Jewish and interfaith, … Continue reading →

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