Hyphen Parent

What it’s like being a Jew at Christmas can vary from place to place.

Anti-Semitism still exists. That hatred didn’t end with the Second World War. Whenever non-Jews enter synagogues; whether it be for services, for a b’nei mitzvot, or for the Kosher Dinner, they often comment on the armed guards

I vividly remember objecting when our twin daughters were about 8 or 9 years old and asked about a Harry Potter themed b’not mitzvah (b’not is the plural of bat). I argued, “Absolutely not. Harry Potter has nothing to do with Judaism.

Girls, you are made of blood, and bones, and love, and stories. There was a time when we feared your stories may be far too short.

Hyphen Parent is a writer, a traditional Jew, a seeker of justice, a lover of stories, the self-proclaimed Jewish Molly Weasley, hobbit-sized, and best not...