Alison Brie on her very Jewish mother

Published on May 14, 2013

Tiger Mom, Dictator Mom, Jewish Mom

By Ilana Angel
Published on March 1, 2013

Parenting

Published on October 17, 2012

My road from twice-a-year Jew to Torah-study groupie took 40 years. With the heady days of the High Holy Days, Sukkot and Simchat Torah still fresh in my mind, it’s worth examining how I got here. During my youth, my family and I attended synagogue only during the High Holy Days. Even then, like most adolescents, no matter the Jewish preschool, Jewish summer camp, bat mitzvah or confirmation, the rabbi’s sermon was my cue to flee the sanctuary with my sister to find the other kids in the parking lot tearing into a purloined challah snatched from the synagogue kitchen.

Dressing like my Jewish mother

Published on May 10, 2012

On Mother's Day, I'm going to wear my mother's jewelry. No, this isn't a mom’s day story about gender identity; it’s about Jewish identity and whether possessions can help pass it on.

Three Jewish Mothers

By Ilana Angel
Published on May 6, 2012

Mother Love

By Annie Korzen
Published on August 29, 2011

Alleged Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner has Jewish mother, acquaintance says

Published on January 11, 2011

An acquaintance of Jared Lee Loughner, the accused gunman in the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, says his mother is Jewish.

Attack of ‘The Mothers’

By Danielle Berrin
Published on March 13, 2008

I know how to handle men, but their mothers? An entirely different challenge. Until I moved to Los Angeles, I had never been "hit on" by women. Now women twice, thrice, even four times my age (I call them mothers-on-the-prowl) approach me nearly every Shabbat. Sometimes, they attack in the middle of the Amidah.

Oy vey! You should read what they’re writing about them—in books yet

By Sandee Brawarsky
Published on May 10, 2007

So I read this season's selection of books with perhaps a different eye and an increased curiosity. There are serious books about Jewish mothers, lighthearted books, how-to volumes and memoirs and some manage to cross categories. Some offer knowing advice, others observations and jokes. The best are those that are open, honest and wise, not preachy or sentimental.

The new Jewish mother

By Amy Klein
Published on May 10, 2007

A new Jewish mother is emerging in the 21st century among women who have learned the lessons of their mothers and grandmothers, yet are carving out territory of their own -- in many different versions.

Helicopter parents: Jewish mothers go airborne

By Ronda Fox
Published on May 10, 2007

Different cultures produce different Jewish mothers

By Amy Klein
Published on May 10, 2007

When people talk about the Jewish mother stereotype, they're usually referring to the American Ashkenazi Jewish mother stereotype. But what about Jewish mothers from different cultures and countries?

Jewish mothers from Italy, Belgium, and Russia

Published on May 10, 2007

Jewish mothers from Italy, Belgium, and Russia.