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Category: L’dor V’dor Essay Contest
A Part of Grandma, A Part of Me
Learning about your grandparents' traditions and customs tells about your own. What is a part of your grandma is a part of you.
Dena Kelman
December 22, 2025
Exploring Judaism Blog
L'dor V'dor Essay Contest
Unlocking Memories and (L’Dor V’)Dors
L’Dor V’Dor…what exactly does it mean? I don’t think any of us really realize that live conversations are what this sentiment is all about. I ...
Louis Schwartz
December 17, 2025
L'dor V'dor Essay Contest
Pieces of a History
The puzzle pieces that our ancestors bring to us help shape who we are and what we do, part of L'Dor V'Dor is building our ...
Eliana Rosenberg
December 15, 2025
Exploring Judaism Blog
Jewish Identity
Their Past and My Future
Learning about our families' pasts can help determine what we learn for the future, part of what the L'Dor V'Dor project is about.
Shawn Spielman
December 15, 2025
Exploring Judaism Blog
L'dor V'dor Essay Contest
What We Have In Common
This L'Dor V'Dor essay compares what values and traditions a grandson and his grandfather share, especially in Jewish life.
Gabriel Weisbach
December 15, 2025
Exploring Judaism Blog
L'dor V'dor Essay Contest
Between Two Worlds
Being Sefardi in an Ashkenazi-dominated community can leave someone feeling like stuck between two worlds. This L'dor V'dor essay shows that.
Maya Bercu
December 15, 2025
Exploring Judaism Blog
L'dor V'dor Essay Contest
The Importance of Personal Stories
This L'dor V'dor essay explores the importance of holding onto and sharing personal stories, and passing this to future generations.
Emil Rivinson
December 15, 2025
Exploring Judaism Blog
L'dor V'dor Essay Contest
My Grandmother’s Youth
This L'Dor V'Dor essay recounts the story of a family from Poland and Costa Rica and how that shaped their next generations.
Leo de Picciotto
December 15, 2025
Every Day
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Similar Yet Different
The latest L'Dor V'Dor essay explores how similar yet different the lives of a granddaughter and a grandmother are.
Audrey Horelick
December 10, 2025
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Family
Modeling for the Future
In the latest L'Dor V'Dor submission, a grandson reflects on his grandfather's modeling of Judaism for his family and how he will do the same
Ezra Awend
December 10, 2025
Education
Exploring Judaism Blog
Three Generations, One Parsha
Three generations, a grandmother, a father, and a son, each had the same parasha for their Bnai Mitzvot, sharing here what that meant.
Landon Kels
December 10, 2025
B-Mitzvah
Exploring Judaism Blog
Baubie
The latest L'Dor V'Dor explores a granddaughter's relationship with her Baubie and how that impacts her Judaism.
Mila Awend
December 10, 2025
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Family
My Family’s Jewish Journey
In the next L'Dor V'dor Essay, tenth grader Emerson Blum shares about his family's Jewish journey, leading through his own.
Emerson Blum
December 9, 2025
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Family
Introducing My Jewish Family
Introducing the modern Jewish family means a rich, interwoven tapestry of different stories and customs, changing within generations.
Bella Jobe
December 9, 2025
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Family
Every Part of The Future
In an essay for the L'Dor V'Dor contest, Ava Ehrlich explores what it means to be the future and to carry on her grandmother's legacy. ...
Ava Kagan Ehrlich
December 9, 2025
Exploring Judaism Blog
Family
Seth Golob: L’Dor V’Dor
In another essay for the L'Dor V'Dor contest, Seth Golob shares about his family's history and what passing down Jewish pride means to him.
Seth Golob
December 9, 2025
Exploring Judaism Blog
Family
Ziskeit
This L'Dor V'Dor essay comes infused with Yiddishisms, like ziskeit, to help describe the old and the new, what used to be and what carries ...
Maia Weissman
December 9, 2025
Every Day
Exploring Judaism Blog
From Virginia to California: A Tallit Tale
Traveling from Virginia to California, L'Dor V'Dor tells the story of a family through a tallit tale, how each generation is woven together.
Noah Katz
December 9, 2025
Accessories for Prayer
Every Day
The L’Dor V’Dor of Dementia: Two Words Help Two Generations Face Catastrophe
Seeking out the L'Dor V'Dor of Dementia can help bring some guidance to families going through this; these two words can help two generations.
Wally Klatch
December 8, 2025
Exploring Judaism Blog
Family
Two Generations Apart, Yet So Close
The Torah advises the young to “Remember the days of old; reflect upon the years of other generations” (Deuteronomy 32:7). As a writer of historical ...
Darlene P. Campos
December 1, 2025
Conservative Judaism
Family
