Anita Diamant and Karen Kushner expand the reach of their parenting classic “How to Be a Jewish Parent,” which was released in 2000, with a new edition, “How to Raise a Jewish Child” (Schocken Books, paperback, $15.95).
Updated and renamed to welcome all parents who are raising Jewish children, the guide is “a book of strategies and tools for the greatest adventure life offers,” according to the preface.
“For us,” Diamant and Kushner write, “Jewish parenting is not about building a wall to keep your children from abandoning Judaism; it is about raising healthy, joyful human beings within our rich, diverse, life-giving tradition. Jewish parenting is about giving your children a gift that will help them become the wisest, strongest, happiest people they can be.”
The book is divided into three parts: Parents as Teachers, Ages and Stages and Modern Life. Each part is further divided into clearly delineated topics that allow readers to jump forward and backward, as needs and interests dictate.
The appendix is equally useful, focusing on writing a will, health care directive and ethical will.
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