Daci Platt

5 days ago | kveller.com | Daci Platt

Every time I struggle to shove my comforter into its duvet cover, I think about how I ended up being part of a duvet household as opposed to a flat-sheet household. The reason is simple: When my husband was growing up, his parents told him, “Jews don’t use top sheets.”Now, of course, he realizes this is not true, but the loyalty to a duvet cover has stuck. As a parent, I can imagine a million scenarios where I could use this line.

1 month ago | kveller.com | Daci Platt

Breaking news: Apparently, Loehmann’s, the beloved off-price department store that closed for good in 2014, is coming back?Here’s what we know: A generic website exists — with a copyright date of 2025 at the bottom — declaring that Loehmann’s is coming back soon, reimagined as an online store. As far as I can find, there has been no news about this in any business or fashion publication.

Jan 29, 2025 | kveller.com | Daci Platt

Jewish actress Pauline Chalamet — one of the stars of the hilarious “Sex Lives of College Girls,” sister to Timothée and brand new mom — recently shared a list of things she recommends with the newsletter Perfectly Imperfect. One of those things was a tip that felt more than a little Jewish mom-coded:“Cutting an onion in two and putting it under your bed when you start to feel sick. It really works. Yes, your room will smell like onion. But you’ll hopefully stave off that cold.

Jan 10, 2025 | kveller.com | Daci Platt

On Kveller’s Instagram, we post a popular weekly feature called “Name This Baby,” where our followers respond to an anonymous request for help choosing a Jewish name for their baby. After a few years of sifting through the anonymous requests, a pattern has emerged: Many parents want a visibly Jewish name that’s both unique and easy to pronounce.

Dec 30, 2024 | kveller.com | Daci Platt

In March, Israeli actress Gal Gadot and her husband Jaron Varsano posted a photo of their newborn daughter, Ori, on social media — surprising many of Gadot’s fans who weren’t aware she was pregnant. In that post, the actress shared, “This pregnancy was not easy but we made it through.”Now, Gadot is sharing more about the terrifying circumstances around Ori’s birth.