Is a certain level of anxiety part of my DNA as a Jewish mother? That’s one of many things I worry about.
After a long career in publishing, Annie Gottlieb took on a project close to home: helping her 98-year-old mother, Jean, write her family memoirs
I spent my life trying not to be like my mother. But maybe she had everything she’d always wanted.
Oh, Howard, you always were a worrier
Lessons my mother taught me about getting older
What I learned about maternal love from Aviva Shalit, whose son Gilad was held prisoner in Gaza for five years
For the first time, Jewish women are choosing to give birth at an East Jerusalem hospital that caters primarily to Arabs
Why there are no jokes about Jewish fathers
After winning an Oscar for Best Original Song—’City of Stars’ from ‘La La Land’—lyricist Benj Pasek thanked his mom for letting him ‘quit the JCC soccer team to be in a school musical.’
Why my search for the ‘Worst Jewish Mothers of 5776’ failed
Drake Instagrammed a photo of Silverman, a comedy ‘Mom’ who knows she’s ‘appealing.’ What does this say about the maturation of Jewish men?
A Mother’s Day farewell to the coolest First Lady ever
Gayle Kirschenbaum’s new documentary ‘Look at Us Now, Mother!’ examines a challenging, painful mother-daughter relationship
Growing up, I always wished I had someone else for a mom. But after my mother died, I finally came to appreciate what she’d taught me.
A mother and son share their story of unconditional love
Facing serious illness, Alice Eve Cohen welcomes a ghost into her life in her new memoir, ‘The Year My Mother Came Back’
TV’s most popular judge always reminded me of my mom. Last year, the two ‘no-nonsense broads’ met in person and hit it off.
After my mother died, I made Passover just the way she did—until, drawing inspiration from Purim, I made my own tradition
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