The Jewish Grandparents Network engages, educates and celebrates grandparents so that they can fulfill their essential roles in elevating families as the cornerstone of Jewish life.
Welcome from Lee M. Hendler, Co-Founder and President of the Jewish Grandparents Network
These were not the families we imagined when we first set out on our parenting journeys over 40 years ago…
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David Raphael, Jewish Grandparents Network Executive Director, recently appeared on the “Book of Life” Podcast. Also appearing on the podcast is actor Ed Asner and Anne-Marie Asner, reading Anne-Marie’s new children’s book Bubbe & Zaide. The Book of Life Podcast is Produced by Feldman Children’s Library…
Six years ago, the blueberries were still green in New Hampshire when I was awaiting the birth of my first grandchild. I remember wondering which would pop first: the blueberries or my daughter-in-law. In Judaism, upon hearing of a pregnant woman, a traditional response is…
The Covid19 crisis has impacted us and everybody we know. For grandparents, this has meant unexpected isolation from our families and the heartache that goes with it. Grandparents have told us that being kept apart from their grandchildren has created a visceral sense of pain. …
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