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Adoption and the Jewish Family

"A child is the beauty of God present in the world - the greatest gift to a family." (Mother Teresa) These words have a special resonance for adoptive families. Because our road to parenthoo... [more]

The Greatest Gift: A Guide to Adoption

One wintry day in 1982, my wife and I received a phone call that changed our life. A local adoptive mother in our community had a cousin in the deep South who was an obstetrician. One of his... [more]

They Too Are Chosen

A few days after Cindy Tannenbaum returned from Guatemala, she went grocery shopping in a Pikesville supermarket. Strapped into an infant seat in the shopping cart was the reason she and her... [more]

Adoption and A Bridge Between Cultures: Jewish Couple Adopts Biracial Children

Two-and-a-half-year-old Talia Smerling pushes a toy baby stroller holding her African American doll baby through the lobby of the District of Columbia Jewish Community Center. Smerling is bi... [more]

Many Sets of Roots

Justin and Tali Smith are two adopted Jewish kids who have extensive contact with their biological families. They visit with their biological fathers and extended family members twice a year... [more]

Stars of David Reaches Out to Jewish Adoptive Families

How hard is it to adopt a Jewish child? Will my child really be Jewish? How do I raise a converted child to feel part of my Jewish heritage? These are questions many Jewish parents face when... [more]

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Hanukkah Family Fun

* Design your own wrapping paper for Hanukkah gifts. Use craft paper or newsprint and stamp Hanukkah symbols such as a menorah or a dreidel onto the paper. Or draw symbols with glue and spri... [more]