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25 Oct These Are Not the Families We Imagined, But…  

Posted at 15:47h in Family Relationships, Jewish Life by Jewish Grandparents Network 5 Comments
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When I married in 1974 and started to have our children (1,2,3,4) we went down a pretty conventional and predictable  Jewish path…. one pidyon ha-ben (the ceremony welcoming a first-born son) was followed by four bar and bat mitzvahs later. And then in birth order, our children began to marry...

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Won Ton Soup, Egg Rolls, Spare Ribs…..Wait!!!

25 Oct Won Ton Soup, Egg Rolls, Spare Ribs…..Wait!!!

Posted at 15:46h in Jewish Life, My Legacy by Jewish Grandparents Network 0 Comments
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Sunday night dinner at a Chinese restaurant; spare-ribs, wonton soup, chicken chow mein, fortune cookies, and orange slices.  In the 1950s and 60s it was a hallowed tradition shared among Jewish families across North America.  And so, it was for my grandparents, three sisters, and...

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Ruth With Grandkids

25 Oct How Do We Keep Our Families Together?

Posted at 15:45h in Family Relationships, Jewish Life, Time Together by Jewish Grandparents Network 0 Comments
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Despite its tremendous joys, being a Jewish grandparent isn’t easy. Our kids are too religious or not religious enough. In other words, they don’t do it our way. This also applies to their thoughts about Israel: they may love it more than we do or...

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JaneIsay

11 Oct Growing the Moral Imagination

Posted at 23:10h in Featured, Jewish Life by Jewish Grandparents Network 0 Comments
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It goes without saying that we love our grandkids. And we want them to grow up to be good people, open to others, accepting of differences, wise, and brave. I call this the moral imagination, and when we just hang out, love them, play cards,...

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