We all know that bubbies are brilliant, but this bubbie has universal wisdom that could change your approach to everyday life. Whether or not you are a bubbie, have a bubbie, met a bubbie or adopted a bubbie, Jane's reflections will impact your perspective -...
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...
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...
I sat in the Yom Kippur service listening to a baritone voice singing, “Ashamnu, Bagadnu, Gazalnu, . . .”The voice belonged to my son, Jim.Jim was leading us in confessing that we have trespassed, we have betrayed, we have stolen, we have slandered. The list...
In October 2018, David Raphael, CEO of the Jewish Grandparents Network, facilitated a conversation between Marshall Duke, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology at Emory University, and Ron Wolfson, Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University. These two master educators explored the role of...
Fifteen years ago, our first granddaughter was born in San Francisco. Living in Baltimore, Maryland, my husband and I wondered how we would ever establish a warm and caring relationship from so far away.Like many of today’s grandparents, our family experiences were often different. Many...
My wife, Jacquie, and I are not Jewish. We are Christians. In fact, I was a Christian pastor for forty-five years and Jacquie and I continue to be active church members. But, like you, we have Jewish grandchildren. Jacquie and I can identify with Lee...
When I was ten years old, our family saw Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway. This was a big deal. My grandparents, who NEVER went to the theater, came. As immigrants from Eastern Europe, Fiddler felt like their story.The first act climaxes with a wedding,...
As a bonafide Baby Boomer, I like to think of myself as someone who, along with my contemporaries, is reinventing the art of grandparenting.Oh sure, my cohorts and I will bake the Cookie Monster Oreos, read Dr. Seuss and celebrate the birthdays with trips to...
In the seam of time at the end of the summer, I set off on a hike with my grandson Simon. At nine years, he is a sturdy and interesting child. These days that we spend without his parents are precious to us both, time...
