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Authors » L » Jessica Klein Levenbrown
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 Jessica Klein Levenbrown is an award-winning television writer and producer. She began her career at Sesame Street, was the head-writer of the daytime drama As The World Turns, and with partner Steve Wasserman wrote and produced the television series, Beverly Hills, 90210. Jessica created the teen television drama Just Deal, partially based on her own experiences as a Jewish mother, and most recently produced the series, Scout's Safari. |
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Nagging Doubt
By Jessica Klein Levenbrown
I knew my election was quite an honor, and that my parents were very proud. I was simply scared. But I didn't tell anyone, of course. That would reveal far too much insecurity...
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Life Lessons » Nagging Doubt
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The Blessing of Normalcy
By Jessica Klein Levenbrown
For us, it was, indeed, a life-changing moment. But in truth, there wasn't much to report about the whole event. It was a textbook delivery of a healthy baby girl...
Women » Motherhood & Childrearing » Grandmothers » The Blessing of Normalcy
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From Generation to Generation
By Jessica Klein Levenbrown
My little girl, who just yesterday was crawling on my kitchen floor, is going to be a mommy. How is that possible? She can’t even make dentists appointments for herself...
Women » Motherhood & Childrearing » Grandmothers » From Generation to Generation
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Is it Me or is it Hot in Here?
Understanding menopause
By Jessica Klein Levenbrown
I keep promising to try to focus on some of the benefits of this particularly feminine growth experience of menopause. And I’m not succeeding. So, I do what I always do when I go through a lifecycle moment...
Women » Acts of Transformation » Mikvah » Is it Me or is it Hot in Here?
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The Unanswered Telephone
By Jessica Klein Levenbrown
My daughter got married a little over a month ago, and for the first time, we are trying to learn a new way to relate. Let me rephrase that. I am trying to learn a new way to relate...
Women » Motherhood & Childrearing » Joys and Challenges » The Unanswered Telephone
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The Matchmaker
By Jessica Klein Levenbrown
I had signed up for J-date, the on-line Jewish dating service, and I was getting frustrated with the whole experience. From the music industry braggart with the purple Jaguar to the seventy-five year old who’d claimed to be fifty, the prospects were ...
Lifecycles » Marriage » Finding Your Soulmate » Dating the Jewish Way » Related Stories » The Matchmaker
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Fear of Heights
By Jessica Klein Levenbrown
What’s the difference between opting out and giving up? Why do I think it was okay for me to abandon the ski slope at forty-five while I find it terribly sad that my bachelor brother-in-law may, at the same age, decide it’s time to stop searching for a ...
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Life Lessons » Fear of Heights
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Transforming Waters
By Jessica Klein Levenbrown
My tears mixed with the waters of the Mikvah, enveloping me in a warmth and love I had never experienced before. I knew I had come to the right place, at the right time, for myself, my family, and for G-d.
Women » Acts of Transformation » Mikvah » Transforming Waters
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Dear Mom
By Jessica Klein Levenbrown
Normally, I’d send her flowers for Mother’s Day, but this year I’m taking the opportunity to write her a letter. I hope she reads it and understands how much I truly value her...
Women » Motherhood & Childrearing » Joys and Challenges » Dear Mom
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Step by Step
A Stepchild Learns to Stepparent
By Jessica Klein Levenbrown
There was jealousy. There was anger. There was even resentment and pain. But there was also love and support and encouragement and advice, not from two parents, but from four.
Women » Motherhood & Childrearing » Divorce, Second Marriages & Stepparenting » Step by Step
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