jkid voices blog
2307, 2019
The Value Of Jewish Summer Camp
by Noah Averick Editor's Note: Do you send your kids to Jewish summer camp? Are you thinking about it? We thought it might be helpful to hear from a young adult who attended Jewish camp as both a camper and counselor about the benefits of...
2006, 2019
Kids, Gender, and Being A Grownup: How Love can Win Over Fear
By Chana Rothman What do you do when your young son walks over in a flowing dress, smiling and looking at you expectantly? That moment began my journey as a parent of a gender-non-conforming, or gender-fluid, child. There I was, at a clothing swap in...
2905, 2019
‘B’tzelem Elohim’– Striving To Be Our Best Selves
by Robin Fradkin Matthews As the child of a Jewish atheist father and a culturally Jewish mother, I grew up with a very casual relationship to Judaism. We attended High Holiday services in a rented space run by a hippie cantor and didn’t belong to...