Viva Hammer

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Viva Hammer is a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm Crowell & Moring LLP, and a Research Associate at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute of Brandeis University. She has published in the Washingtonian, the Forward, Jewish Action, the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, as well as various anthologies.

The Rebbetzin Will Keep Her Name

By Viva Hammer

The world seemed to be clearly divided between those who cannot imagine why one half of a couple would change one half of her name upon entering into the holy bond of matrimony, and those who cannot imagine not doing so...

The Jewish Woman » Women's Narrative » Editorial & Commentary

Choosing Homeschooling

By Viva Hammer

It was a fundamental shift of mindset: we had always assumed we would delegate educational decisions to trained professionals, and enrich our children’s lives around the edges. Now, we were it...

The Jewish Woman » Childrearing » Educating Our Children

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