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There’s No Such Thing as Raising Jew-ish Children
Judaism, parenting, personal Betsy 10/13/23 Judaism, parenting, personal Betsy 10/13/23

There’s No Such Thing as Raising Jew-ish Children

When Jon and I started talking about marriage, before we were officially engaged, I told him that I wanted my children to receive a Jewish education. Jon had an Anglican background but was pretty anti-organized religion at the time, so I was careful not to say I wanted them “to be Jewish.” We agreed…

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Everything I know about being a working mother…
personal, work, parenting Betsy 10/6/23 personal, work, parenting Betsy 10/6/23

Everything I know about being a working mother…

I learned from my mom.

Of course, as a kid, I took for granted how much she juggled for us. I wouldn’t say she made it look easy, but she made it look standard. I certainly didn’t know that she had chosen to be a working mother; for her, it seemed like almost a mandate.

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