Adina Kay-Gross

2 weeks ago | jlifeoc.com | Adina Kay-Gross |Carla Naumburg |Judith Rosenbaum

What it means to be a contemporary mother and to be a Jewish mother todayThe Jewish Mother. A stereotype so familiar that the words conjure up a universal caricature: a middle-aged woman with a nasal New York accent and ample bosom, who either sweats over a steaming pot of matzah balls while screaming at her kids from across the house. Or, in an updated version, she sits poolside in Florida, jangling her diamonds and guilt-tripping her grown children into calling her more often.

2 weeks ago | jlifeoc.com | Adina Kay-Gross |Carla Naumburg |Judith Rosenbaum |Andrea Simantov

2 weeks ago | jlifenj.com | Adina Kay-Gross |Carla Naumburg |Judith Rosenbaum

What it means to be a contemporary mother and to be a Jewish mother todayThe Jewish Mother. A stereotype so familiar that the words conjure up a universal caricature: a middle-aged woman with a nasal New York accent and ample bosom, who either sweats over a steaming pot of matzah balls while screaming at her kids from across the house. Or, in an updated version, she sits poolside in Florida, jangling her diamonds and guilt-tripping her grown children into calling her more often.