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Jun 26, 2018, 12:01 AM

How a rebbetzin made this secular Israeli bride blush

Illustrative wedding photo. (JTA)

Or how an Orthodox rebbetzin made this secular Israeli bride blush

Oct 14, 2017, 9:59 AM

Today I walk in my daughter’s footsteps

Friends from the conservative West Bank settlement of Kedumim visited last week. They were aglow with satisfaction: Their eldest daughter had just announced her engagement the night before. We said that we're also celebrating this week: It's our No. 1...

Oct 11, 2017, 3:33 PM

Why I talk about menstruation with my sons

Teaching your boys basic biology doesn't lead to sex; it does help protect against insidious anti-female biases

Jul 18, 2017, 4:37 PM

How do you explain to your 13-year-old son why his friend is dead?

How do you explain to your 13-year-old son why his friend is dead?

Jul 7, 2017, 1:26 PM

How Wonder Woman is an ass, and that’s a good thing

On why she stopped hating that very busy Proverbial woman of valor

Apr 24, 2017, 1:38 PM

Once there was an evil ruler named Hitler

Israeli kids start learning the emotional ropes of Holocaust remembrance at an early age

Feb 3, 2017, 6:16 AM

The choice to be wrapped in God’s compassion

On what it means to mother a first born, and the freedom to choose to be wrapped in God's compassion

Nov 25, 2016, 3:27 PM

The Trump era became my trigger warning

It took 20 years for her to recognize the date rape for what it was, and understand what she can do to protect others

Sep 5, 2016, 10:36 PM

Sometimes even Mother Goose could use a helping hand

An inadvertent study in cultural differences between Israel and the US -- the hard way

May 31, 2016, 11:43 AM

We are all bad parents

How a band-aid became a reminder of all a mother can -- and cannot -- do to protect her kids

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About Me

Amanda Borschel-Dan lives in Israel, where she and her husband are raising their six always hungry children. She is The Times of Israel's Jewish Times editor.