On Sunday, June 24, New Yorkers took to the streets to celebrate pride during its 49th annual pride parade. Joining the millions (literally) of marchers were many of New York's elected officials…(Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio) as well as many 2018 candidates (including, of course, Cynthia Nixon). Among these, however, one government official stood out for his heartwarming tweet: Senator Chuck Schumer. In a total Dad move, Schumer announces his daughter's engagement by a tweet posted during the parade: Marching in the #NYCPride Parade… >> Read More
Like many of you, I’m a camp person. Specifically, a North American Jewish sleepover camp person. I spent my summers laughing and doing ridiculous things with my camp friends — and the rest of…the year was split pretty evenly between reminiscing about last summer and dreaming about next summer. But as much as I hate to admit it, I’m all grown up now. I’m an adult with kids of my own, and when I reach back for those cherished memories of epic canoe trips, sneaking out past curfew,… >> Read More
Maurice Sendak’s short story, Pierre, is the kids’ book that haunted me the most throughout my life.
In this story, the little boy, Pierre, will only say three words — “I don’t care”…— no matter what options or choices are presented to him. Whenever his parents ask him to do something, or try to give to him something — whether they are offering him breakfast, or inviting him to go to town with them — he only says, “I don’t care.” And finally, when a hungry lion comes… >> Read More
Chelsea Peretti, the stand-up comedian, star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, new mom and wife of actor/comedian Jordan Peele, is winning at Twitter.
The Jewish mom of 11-month-old Beaumont Gino Peele…cleverly uses the platform for activism — with a healthy does of humor. To her nearly 1 million followers, she regularly types in all caps as she calls out the Trump administration. As she writes in her Twitter bio, "One of the Greats. Brooklyn Nine Nine. Hour stand-up special on Netflix. Podcast on itunes. CAPS AREN'T… >> Read More
Miriam of the Bible is probably best known as Moses’s older sister — she’s the one who placed him in a basket and sends him down the Nile to safety. She’s known as “Miriam the prophetess”…because, after the Israelites were being chased by the Egyptians — nearly losing their lives and witnessing the parting of the Red Sea — it was Miriam who provided hope and faith by rallying the women to play their tambourines and dance on the shore to celebrate their redemption. Today, Miriam is revered by modern… >> Read More