Adina Giannelli
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Don’t Tell Me To Wear a Bathing Suit This Summer
A video featuring moms in swimsuits talking about moms in swimsuits has gone viral. While its message that mothers should feel good about their bodies is important, the implication that bathing sui… → Read More
Baby from ‘Dirty Dancing’ Finally Helped Me Understand Anne Frank
Throughout elementary and middle school, I was invariably the only Jewish student in my class. This had its charms: for example, I got to play the dreidel in the token Hanukkah song in the annual h… → Read More
Baby from ‘Dirty Dancing’ Was My Heroine, Not Anne Frank
Throughout elementary and middle school, I was invariably the only Jewish student in my class. This had its charms: for example, I got to play the dreidel in the token Hanukkah song in the annual h… → Read More
A Letter to My Friend on the Birth–And Death–Of Her Son
Dear Rachel, It is with the greatest of sadnesses that I write you this letter today. I have written and erased this letter in my mind hundreds of times. A week ago, I thought to myself, “Wouldn’t … → Read More
On Being a Single Mom & Learning as I Go
This morning while we were driving, my son Sammy flipped through pages of the terrible book I recently purchased and I belted along with Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt on the radio. “This is so c… → Read More
What Happened When I Canceled Passover
“Why is this night different from all the other nights?” — Ma Nishtana, the beginning of the four questions in the Passover Haggadah “Are you hosting a seder?” my work mother asked me about a week … → Read More
7 Things My Grandmother Taught Me About Love and Relationships
Many aspects of my childhood were challenging, but I made out like a bandit in the grandmother department. Both of mine are phenomenal. My grandmother Sylvia (aleha hashalom) was the best person I … → Read More
What Happened When I Finally Stopped Exclusively Dating Jewish Men
The other day, as my kindergartner and I were walking down the street toward our library, we crossed paths with two moms, who were holding their young child’s hand. “Wow,” Sammy said, looking back … → Read More
What Happened When I Finally Stopped Exclusively Dating Jewish Men –
The other day, as my kindergartner and I were walking down the street toward our library, we crossed paths with two moms, who were holding their young child’s hand. “Wow,” Sammy said, looking back as we walked past the family. “That’s so weird!” I flinched. “What do you mean?!” I snapped. “That kid was wearing … → Read More
Talking to My Grandmother About My Son’s Sexuality
The other day, my 5-year-old and I had a Skype session with my grandmother. As we exchanged pleasantries about the week, the weather, and Shmuley’s day school, she projected a number of problematic… → Read More
Talking to My Grandmother About My Son’s Sexuality –
The other day, my 5-year-old and I had a Skype session with my grandmother. As we exchanged pleasantries about the week, the weather, and Shmuley’s day school, she projected a number of problematic assumptions upon my child. “He’s going to be such a heartbreaker,” my grandmother said. I bristled, but pretended to ignore it. “You’re … → Read More
The Bomb Threats Made Me Think About Kids Who Never Feel Safe
I was sitting in my office last Friday afternoon when I received a text message from the JCC: there was a bomb threat and the facility, where my son attended an after school program, had been evacu… → Read More
The Bomb Threats Made Me Think About Kids Who Never Feel Safe
I was sitting in my office last Friday afternoon when I received a text message from the JCC: there was a bomb threat and the facility, where my son attended an after school program, had been evacu… → Read More
I Lied to My 5-Year-Old About Donald Trump
I wasn’t the most ardent Hillary Clinton fan, but when it came down to the wire, there was no contest. You don’t decry Mordechai when Haman is banging down your door. So I breathed a sigh of relief… → Read More