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Essay Jewish Mother vs Bad Mother Earlier this week, Lara Vapnyar wrote about how she finds location inspiration for her fictional characters. Her new novel, The Scent of Pine (Simon… Lara Vapnyar January 9, 2014
Nonfiction The Chameleon in the Closet: A Conservative Jewish Mother Reaches Out to Her Orthodox Sons BJ Rosenfeld
Essay The Truth About Motherhood Earlier this week, Stefanie Pervos Bregman, the editor of Living Jewishly, wrote about engaging 20- and 30- somethings in the Jewish world and Rabbi Jason Miller… Rivka Nehorai October 18, 2012
Visual Arts Jewish Mothers: Strength, Wisdom, Compassion Lloyd Wolf and Paula Wolfson; Anne Roiphe, fwd.
Essay Mother/Writer Earlier this week, Ramona Ausubel wrote about why she’s a writer and not an actress. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.… Ramona Ausubel April 18, 2012
Nonfiction A Woman of Uncertain Character: The Amorous and Radical Adventures of My Mother Jennie (Who Always Wanted to be a Respectable Jewish Mom) By Her Bastard Son Clancy Sigal
Essay Memory, Scent, and My Mother Earlier this week, Molly Birnbaum wrote about her first writing teacher and the scent of Passover. She has been blogging all week for Jewish… Molly Birnbaum May 13, 2011
