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When we were kids, I wanted to follow in my brother’s footsteps. Now, as adults, I’m reminded why.
Passover is about freedom, so let’s not encourage our kids to be slaves to their allergies
My children are becoming German citizens, and I’m going nuts
A haftorah of remorse and return
Though only a tiny fraction of what it was in the 18th century, Barbados’s Jewish community—and its 1750 synagogue—still stand proud
In early 20th-century Poland, poet Shmuel Nadler took off his yarmulke and took up with the Communists
After a painstaking survey, Tablet Magazine awards title for nation's tastiest triangular treat
Making Palestinian chicken and Moroccan challah for a Shabbat dinner with Alice Waters
The national infatuation with pork has reached Jewish cuisine, prohibitions notwithstanding
When we were kids, I wanted to follow in my brother’s footsteps. Now, as adults, I’m reminded why.
Passover is about freedom, so let’s not encourage our kids to be slaves to their allergies
My children are becoming German citizens, and I’m going nuts
Playing the defiant Vashti in a day school Purim play awakened my inner feminist
On Valentine’s Day, reflecting on the limits and boundlessness of a father’s love
Plus-size retail queen Deb Malkin insists that fashion isn’t only for the skinny
Amid financial shortfalls and a Conservative crisis, the Jewish Theological Seminary will shutter its cantorial school
As Chabad opens preschools across the country, secular parents try to reconcile the movement with the classroom
The recession has hit the rabbinate, too. How are the newly ordained—and laid-off veterans—handling the rabbi glut?
How to reconcile religious prohibitions on autopsies with the need to determine a cause of death
From the archives: The neverending fetishistic fascination with Jews and intelligence
Immunization fears lead to another outbreak among New York’s ultra-Orthodox
For an Orthodox preteen, Tonya Harding was a hero—and a Purim inspiration
A crossword puzzle celebrating Judaism’s denominations
The Coney Island attraction who made wrestling history
I’m sad to see this series end. I so enjoyed your musings and your out-of-the-box creativity. You offer a refreshing definition for “thoughtfulness”. Best of luck with the good things that surely await you.
I am sad to see this end…It reflects everyone’s coming of age…and issues of adulthood be it young or old or in the middle. Vanessa you are awesome.
I, too, am sad to see this series end. Vanessa Davis packs so much into such a small space. Each comic has a remarkably full emotional range, and is such a wonderful combination of humor, poignancy, and thoughtfulness. I always think about them long after I’ve finished them. Thank you for this fabulous series. And best wishes for all your future ventures and adventures!
I’ve followed & have enjoyed each every one so much. sadness…
I am getting a bit tired of amateurish art, in this case cartooning, being published in responsible journals. Vanessa Davis has little conception about what constitutes a comic strip. Its appearance mirrors the sort of society that we have been saddled with for too many years. VD is no more a cartoonist than I am a major league ball player.
Le Rogue
I am getting a bit tired of amateurish art, in this case cartooning, being published in responsible journals. Vanessa Davis has little conception about what constitutes a comic strip. Its appearance mirrors the sort of society that we have been saddled with for too many years. VD is no more a cartoonist than I am a major league ball player.
Your columns were fabulous. They were both funny and poignant. What a shame they won’t continue. Thanks for your great work.
It’s over? No! This was a great series. I can’t wait to see what Vanessa Davis does next.
I’m sad to learn that this will be VRD’s last comic strip in this series! She’s one of the top cartoonists of her generation (and one of my very favorite living cartoonists). I’ve really enjoyed seeing her memoir comics here on a regular basis. Thanks so much!