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Tag: Family Relationships
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
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
Exploring Judaism Blog
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
Exploring Judaism Blog
Family
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
Exploring Judaism Blog
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
Exploring Judaism Blog
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
Exploring Judaism Blog
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
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
Snapshot of Three Generations
In an essay for the inaugural L'Dor V'Dor essay contest, Mandi Gross explores what it means to capture a snapshot of three generations.
Mandi-Lou Gross
November 11, 2025
Erev Shabbat
Family
The Jewish Family: Signs of Early-Stage Dementia in a Parent
Through Torah and Jewish values, we can learn more about supporting the family when a parent is diagnosed with early stage dementia.
Wally Klatch
November 6, 2025
Family
Health
Why and How We Should Play Games on Shabbat
It isn't just about playing games. They are the threads that weave a family's Shabbat tapestry, creating precious memories.
Boaz Davidoff
February 13, 2025
Erev Shabbat
Holidays
The Jewish Status of a Child Born Using a Gestational Carrier
In a recent teshuvah, the CJLS answers the question, "what is the Jewish status of a child born using a gestational carrier?"
Jessica Chod
July 5, 2024
Child Birth
CJLS
Tu B’Av: Finding Love and Joy During The Mournful Summer
What is Tu B'Av and why is it a time to find love and joy during the mournful summer? It comes between Tisha B'Av and ...
Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone
July 3, 2024
Holidays
Tu B'av
Shabbat for Jewish Pets and Their Owners
Here are a few tips to celebrate Shabbat for Jewish pets and their owners and how to enhance your family's Shabbat experience.
Rabbi Alex Hamilton
June 19, 2024
Animals
Daily Living
How I Dip Maror in Charoset
Wrapping and dipping maror in charoset at Seder can be part of a family tradition. Explore this one to add more to your own Seder ...
Hazzan Sara Geffen Geller
April 5, 2024
Holidays
Passover
Engaging Kids of All Ages in the Passover Seder
Engaging kids of all ages in the Passover seder can feel daunting. Here are my top five tips for engaging everyone at the seder.
Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal
March 13, 2024
Holidays
Passover
Finding Quiet Solace in a Stormy World
Caleb Brommer, RS '24, speaks on finding quiet solace in a stormy world, for his JTS senior sermon, on Parashat Vayishlach.
Caleb Brommer
November 30, 2023
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
Remembering Our Loved Ones Before Us
When our loved ones die, who remembers those they remembered? Here's a way to remember all of those that came before us.
Rabbi Miriam T. Spitzer
September 21, 2023
Death and Dying
Family
When the Holidays Are Hard
Everyone celebrates Rosh Hashanah differently, but sometimes, the holidays are hard. What can we do when this is true?
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman
September 11, 2023
Elul
Holidays
Mourning: A Rabbi’s Own Perspective
A rabbi, familiar with leading others through the process of mourning, goes through the same. Rabbi David Baum remembers his mother.
Rabbi David Baum
August 25, 2023
Death and Dying
Holidays
The Textual Foundations of Honoring One’s Parents
The Rabbis explain that honoring one’s parents is to be understood essentially as an act of worshiping God.
Rabbi Daniel Nevins
,
The Observant Life (Book)
May 31, 2023
Family
Learning
Jewish Obligations of Parents to Children
When speaking about family, there is a wide variety of opinions and also a variety of obligations of parents, situations and relationships.
Rabbi Daniel Nevins
,
The Observant Life (Book)
May 30, 2023
Family
Halakhah
