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Must our kids shoot 3-pointers?

A FEW years back, I had an epiphany in the JCC bleachers. It was the playoffs in the second grade basketball league, and I was having a hard time concentrating on the game because of all the yelling parents.

The vibe reminded me of when I was in grad school at Duke and we were playing University of North Carolina (UNC) in the Final Four. Except the Duke and UNC fans were a little more relaxed and less critical of the players.

(To my right side) “What on earth are you doing Josh, I showed you how to dribble the ball. Wait a minute, you’re going the wrong direction!”

(To my left side) “Listen to your coach, Elan. No, not that coach — the smart one!”

(To my backside) “Oh, come on Jared, with shots like that, you’ll never be the first Jew in the NBA.”

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Jewish Parenting

Age-old parenting lessons for new school year

The back-to-school season is, for all intents and purposes, a period of pure parental mayhem. From tracking down the coolest Batman or Barbie backpack on the block to searching out that elusive five subject, wide-ruled, perforated spiral notebook that our child needs for Hebrew class, our to-do lists seem virtually endless.

The Pressure

Last Updated ( Thursday, 20 August 2009 14:37 )

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Jewish Parenting

Putting a plug in the summer brain drain

DURING the school-year, critical academic skills are regularly reinforced. Summer is a completely different story as most kids hardly pick up a pencil during June, July and August. No wonder studies show that students forget as much as 80% of what they were taught the previous year during the hot summer months!

Fortunately, it’s possible to keep your kids’ hard-earned school skills from slipping down the summer brain drain. All you need are a few household items, a dash of creativity and the following ideas for disguising school-year-caliber academic reinforcement as summer-style fun and games.

Reinforce math skills using:

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Jewish Parenting

Send homesickness packing this summer

IT’S a situation as sticky as a freshly roasted marshmallow.

Your child –– who’s been looking forward to attending overnight camp since you signed her up this fall –– suddenly develops a case of cold feet. She’s no longer buzzing with excitement over her upcoming month of summer fun. She’s teary-eyed and anxious over spending thirty days (720 hours!) away from mom and dad. (And truth be told, you’re a tad teary-eyed and anxious about those 720 hours, yourself).

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Best Bar Mitzvah theme — Terminator

*All names have been changed. Any similarities are purely coincidental.

It’s been said that when it comes to raising children, the days go slow and the years go fast.

As I find myself in the thick of planning my second son’s Bar Mitzvah, these words ring all too true.

But who has time for sentimentalism when you’ve got to pull off a colossal Bar Mitzvah bash in less than a year?!

The first item on my party-planning agenda was to secure the entertainment. “Bar Mitzvahs R Us,” said a perky voice on the telephone. 

“I’d like to know if you have availability on Nov. 7, please.” I inquired, cordially.

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JTA News

Rosenthal, Oren to speak at JCPA on civility

8 February 2010, 9:01 pm Israel's ambassador to the United States and the U.S. envoy on anti-Semitism will address a plenum featuring the theme of civility in the Jewish community.... [Link]

Clinton: Iran, N. Korea pose gravest threats

8 February 2010, 3:27 pm North Korea and Iran are the countries posing the gravest threats to U.S. interests, Hillary Rodham Clinton said.... [Link]

Abbas reportedly agrees to indirect peace talks

8 February 2010, 3:08 pm Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly has agreed in principle to hold indirect peace negotiations with Israel brokered by the United States.... [Link]

Costa Rica elects Jewish VP

8 February 2010, 2:28 pm A Jewish former banker was elected the vice president of Costa Rica.... [Link]

Descendant of Marranos returning to Spain

8 February 2010, 1:46 pm A descendant of forcibly converted Spanish Jews who immigrated to Israel and became a rabbi is returning to Spain.... [Link]

Israel’s high court frees pro-Palestinian activists on bail

8 February 2010, 12:57 pm Israel's Supreme Court ordered the release on bail of two pro-Palestinian activists who were arrested in Ramallah.... [Link]

Silwan Jewish house evacuation orders stalled

8 February 2010, 12:40 pm The residents of a Jewish building in eastern Jerusalem were given a reprieve when the municipality canceled distribution of evacuation orders.... [Link]

Reassign Jerusalem reporter, N.Y. Times’ public editor says

8 February 2010, 12:09 pm The New York Times' public editor recommended that the newspaper's Jerusalem bureau chief be reassigned because his son joined the Israeli army.... [Link]

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