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I’m a mom of four kids. I am also book lover. And for years, I felt discouraged and pathetic when it came to reading. The only time I could find to read was when I finally crawled under my covers… at night, exhausted. It would take months for me to get through even a short, mindless read — most evenings I’d have to backtrack a few pages because I couldn’t even remember what I’d read the night before. Short chapters were my savior. I used to stare longingly at the new releases through bookstore windows… >> Read More

Television

‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Is a Great Place to Work If You’re a Mom

Emily Burack

Jewish Mom Aline Brosh McKenna, the screenwriter and producer behind iconic rom-coms The Devil Wears Prada and 27 Dresses, is changing the way writer's rooms work in Hollywood. She's currently the… show-runner of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (alongside Rachel Bloom) and their writers' room — a general term for the writing offices for a TV show — has six (six!) working moms. In a CNN series on moms in writers' rooms, Brosh McKenna said, "I always want to create a comfortable environment for people where they feel safe and part of… >> Read More

jewish celebrities

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Secret to Success: Hire Moms

Emily Burack

A new must-read profile of Jewish actress-turned-lifestyle entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow, "The Big Business of Being Gwyneth Paltrow," is full of fascinating details about the rise of the "wellness"… industry, in general — and that of Goop, Paltrow's uber successful wellness brand, in particular. Goop, which launched in 2008, has many, many issues: As Kveller writer Joanna Valente pointed out last year, Goop peddles fake science, and some of their advice is "dangerous to women — and ignores the greater problems our society faces… >> Read More

politics

8 Ways Even the Busiest Moms Can Help Make Democracy Great Again

Jordana Horn

I am so angry about so many wrongs transpiring in our country right now, from voter disenfranchisement to threats to women’s reproductive rights to immigrant family separations to our president… selling us down the river to Russia. And perhaps you, too, are furious about the current state of the world. But at the same time, you may find that you are way overwhelmed with your own life. The combination of kids, bills, sick friends or relatives, work pressures, and general day-to-day hassles can make you… >> Read More

working moms

Orthodox Women Are Not Supposed to Desire Fame. But I Really Wanted to Be Famous.

Carol Ungar

Crowd and fans at red carpet film premiere

As a modest, wig-wearing observant woman, I am not supposed to desire fame. “The glory of the King’s daughter is on the inside,” the biblical saying goes, but my heart disagreed. I wanted… visibility. Not the kind of glaring lights that surround Jojo Siwa, the 15-year-old YouTube diva with more than 6 million subscribers and her own line of accessories. What I craved was more subtle, sunshiny glow, like the kind of halo that envelops popular kosher foodie Jamie Geller (19,000 YouTube subscribers). Famous but friendly; accomplished but… >> Read More

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