Yesterday morning I got a Facetime call from my granddaughter Maya. She sat with her beautiful animated face front and center on the screen as she smiled broadly. She called to tell us that she was eating pancakes for breakfast. Maya usually eats "oaties with...
I will never forget a story I heard from a dear friend. She recounted to me that she and her family were out for brunch with the grandparents. Halfway through the meal, her mother-in-law looked at her eight-year old granddaughter and asked her when she...
On September 8 and 10, 2020, the Jewish Grandparents Network and the Blue Dove Foundation hosted a two-part series focusing on the emotional challenges grandparents, parents, and children are facing during the Covid19 pandemic and approaches to promoting emotional well-being and resilience. We are please...
Giving your grandchild your attention is a better gift than a trust fund. You can cheer on the toddler’s first steps, listen to a 4-year-old’s lecture about dinosaurs, or attend a 10-year-old’s piano recital. Even better, you can pay attention to your grandchild’s tropisms. If that...
You become who you hang out with, or put more humorously, “funny how much better we understand the Jell-O when we’ve seen the mold.” To My Beloved Grandchildren, You are too young to remember the comic strip, Cathy. It was drawn by Cathy Guisewite and ran in...
The High Holy Days are upon us, and this year most of us will not be gathering with family or attending services in person. Luckily, we can still connect with loved ones by video chat to share special holiday moments on Zoom, FaceTime, Google Hangouts,...
In partnership with The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot, in Tel Aviv Israel, the Jewish Grandparents Network is pleased to announce a new initiative "Framing the Story" Framing the Story invites grandparents to reach into their family photo albums to find pictures of...
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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Upcoming Webinar: Justice, Community, & Dignity: Talking with Our Grandchildren About Politics. A Conversation with Erica Brown and Ruth Messinger
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