Child rearing by our values Jewish Family Identity Forum By Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer For my son’s 7th birthday, I videotaped the party attendees as they reenacted his favorite adventure book My Father’s Dragon. Then, while the eight boys all ate cake and ice cream, they cracked

Ritualizing our values By Candace R. Kwiatek, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Jewish Family Identity Forum A mound of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters spilled out onto the kitchen table from boxes, pockets, and purses. Every year back as far as I can remember, my family took some time

Jewish Family Identity Forum With Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer Abraham. Moses. Joshua. Solomon. Larger-than-life heroes of the Bible, they embody many of the traits we seek in our leaders today. A dedication to truth and justice, like Abraham destroying idols and arguing with God about the destruction

Dayton Jewish Observer columnist Candace R. Kwiatek has received the Religion Newswriters Association’s Gerald A. Renner Enterprise second-place award for her 2010 series in The Observer on The Ten Commandments. The first-place recipient was Tony Carnes of A Journey Through NYC Religions website. The third-place recipient of this award was New