Being a Jew in C-U: Comedy Club

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No one billed it as such, but Jennifer Weiner’s talk at the Champaign Public Library was more comedy club than literary salon.

Being a Jew in C-U: Can, Meet Worms

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When my daughters were born, I breathed a sigh of relief because I wouldn’t be subjected to having a zillion of my nearest and dearest in my house eight days postpartum.

Being a Jew in C-U: Ode to the Jewish Mother

Baking Hannukah cookies, December 2008

When I became a mother, I had to reconcile how I was going to handle that new label. I was going to be a Jewish mother, but not that kind of a Jewish mother.

Being a Jew in C-U: Tree of Life

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As soon as possible, I am going to take the girls to a local nursery to pick out a new “Nana” tree to plant in our yard.

Being a Jew in C-U: To Her Life

My grandmother and I - Paris 1996

There is never enough time to spend with the ones you love.