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Feb 21 2013
Book Club Reminder: The World Without You by Joshua Henkin
Hello Kveller readers! Here’s a friendly reminder that our upcoming book club chat will happen right here on the blog next Wednesday, February 27. This month we’re reading The World Without You by novelist Joshua Henkin. Just a teaser: this book … Continue reading →
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Feb 8 2013
Interviews with Interesting Jews: Michelle Cove
Michelle Cove is the author of I Love Mondays: And Other Confessions from Devoted Working Moms and the editor of 614: the HBI ezine, an online magazine that aims to spark conversation on hot topics for Jewish women. Michelle is also … Continue reading →
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Jan 31 2013
Kveller Book Club: Interview with Katie Roiphe
This month, the Kveller Book Club read In Praise of Messy Lives by Katie Roiphe. Yesterday, a group of our contributing editors chatted about the book, and today we present this interview with Roiphe herself. Read below to hear her thoughts on the … Continue reading →
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Jan 23 2013
On Tu Bishvat & Grieving for My Dad
Tu Bishvat begins this Friday. For some, this holiday will only register because a child enrolled in Hebrew school (or Jewish Day School) will come home with a sandwich bag full of dried fruits and nuts or with a story … Continue reading →
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Jan 16 2013
Kveller Book Club Reminder: In Praise of Messy Lives by Katie Roiphe
Hello, Kveller readers! We’d like to remind you that this month’s Kveller Book Club pick is the essay collection In Praise of Messy Lives, by Katie Roiphe. One of the things that I’m most enjoying as I read through this … Continue reading →
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Oct 17 2012
My Husband & I Approach Money in Completely Different Ways
As part of our month-long series dedicated to Women, Work & Money, Adina Kay-Gross talks about her “money personality,” and how it clashes with her husband’s. When you met your significant other, in those early heady hyperbole-riddled days of Sunday … Continue reading →
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Oct 11 2012
How to Close on a House & Not Freak Out
One month ago, we closed on our new house. Its official now, we’re homeowners, we’re leaving the city, we’re moving to the suburbs. We’re not planning on buying a minivan and the kids are way too young to play soccer … Continue reading →
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Sep 28 2012
Why Sukkot is Awesome
Sukkot, one of the three great pilgrimage festivals of the Jewish year, begins this Sunday evening. But poor Sukkot… she often gets lost in the great High Holiday shuffle. For many of us, the whirlwind of Jewish holidays has wound … Continue reading →
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Aug 30 2012
Labor Day: How to Relax Over the Long Weekend
It seems silly to call a trip with your toddler-aged children a “vacation,” right? I mean, we all know what “vacation” literally means — “freedom from duty, responsibility” — and hence, flying to the sunny shores of Florida with two … Continue reading →
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Aug 13 2012
Top Five Bedtime Books with a Surprising Jewish Twist
Do you read lots of books to your kids before bed? Are you always looking for new titles to add to the collection? And are you interested in instilling some Jewish religious values in your kids? If so, consider adding … Continue reading →
