Bethany Mandel

Silver Spring

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Editor at Ricochet

Contributor at Forward

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Montgomery County’s Million-Dollar War on Parental Rights

2 weeks ago | iwfeatures.com | Bethany Mandel

About two years ago, I was driving through Montgomery County, Maryland, with a car full of my kids, heading to one of their favorite destinations: the car wash. It’s the little things in life. As we cruised down Hungerford Drive, I noticed a large group of parents holding signs and protesting our county’s Board of Education. Their messages focused on liberty and religious freedom. “Those are my people,” I thought. I made a U-turn to find out more. I parked and started talking to some of the parents.
Flying With Kids Shouldn’t Feel Like a Gamble

2 weeks ago | themomwars.substack.com | Bethany Mandel

What if I told you that airlines are charging disabled passengers extra for seat belts? Most thinking Americans would recognize that as discrimination. Well, I have a hill I’ll die on: Charging families with young children extra just to sit together is discrimination, too.
Trump’s $5K push present won’t bring more babies — there are better ways to reverse sinking birth rates

2 weeks ago | nypost.com | Bethany Mandel

President Donald Trump is mulling ways to combat America’s ongoing birth and fertility crisis. One possibility: cold, hard cash. “Sounds like a good idea to me,” Trump told The Post last week when asked about the potential $5,000 “baby bonus” to get more Americans to have kids. As a mother of six, I can’t help but wonder — will that be retroactive?
Trump targets public school disorder

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Bethany Mandel

President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week aimed at reforming school discipline practices nationwide. The directive calls for schools to base disciplinary decisions strictly on student behavior without factoring in race or diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations. In recent years, restorative justice approaches have gained ground in schools across the country.
A Note to the Future Me

3 weeks ago | themomwars.substack.com | Bethany Mandel

There are few things more hectic for an Orthodox Jew than the week of Passover. Passover prep for an Orthodox Jew is kind of like spring cleaning on steroids—with a side of deep spiritual meaning and a lot of matzah. First, there’s the chametz hunt. Chametz means anything leavened—think bread, pasta, cereal, cookies—basically anything delicious that rises. All of it has to go.
Parents to SCOTUS: Don’t Force Our Kids to Read Books on Sexuality

3 weeks ago | thefp.com | Bethany Mandel

Parents to SCOTUS: Don’t Force Our Kids to Read Books on SexualityThe battle over whether parents can have any say about what their children are taught in schools goes to the Supreme Court today. Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor, which pits Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland against a group of parents who believe the school district has violated their parental and religious rights.
'Bad Influence' is just another vehicle for child fame

4 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Bethany Mandel

A group of young performers joined a YouTube channel in 2022 to market themselves as rising stars. The group, formerly known as “The Squad,” later filed a lawsuit against Tiffany Smith, the mother and manager of YouTube influencer Piper Rockelle, the group’s de facto leader. The suit included disturbing allegations. Smith was accused of sending her preteen daughter’s underwear to adult men and forcing the children to work grueling hours without breaks to create viral content.
DC rabbi harassed by pro-Palestinian protesters while praying for hostages wins $182K

1 month ago | ynetnews.com | Daniel Edelson |Bethany Mandel

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Proxy voting for new moms makes motherhood look like weakness

1 month ago | thespectator.com | Bethany Mandel

In recent days, babies have taken center stage at the US Capitol, carried by their congresswoman mothers advocating for a rule change to allow proxy voting for new parents. Representatives Anna Paulina Luna, Republican from Florida, and Brittany Pettersen, Democrat from Colorado, crossed the aisle to propose that House members be allowed twelve weeks to delegate their votes after childbirth.
Proxy voting for new moms makes motherhood look like weakness

1 month ago | spectator.com.au | Bethany Mandel

In recent days, babies have taken center stage at the US Capitol, carried by their congresswoman mothers advocating for a rule change to allow proxy voting for new parents. Representatives Anna Paulina Luna, Republican from Florida, and Brittany Pettersen, Democrat from Colorado, crossed the aisle to propose that House members be allowed twelve weeks to delegate their votes after childbirth.

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