Sister in the Hood - A dialogue for Pittsburgh Jewish Women. A blog by Stacy Browdie.
Free Love by SISTERintheHOOD
I cannot begin to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed writing my blog over the past year and a half. It’s given me the opportunity to share my opinions about things that interest me and provides me an...
I cannot begin to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed writing my blog over the past year and a half. It’s given me the opportunity to share my opinions about things that interest me and provides me an...
The Height of Hypocrisy by SISTERintheHOOD
On Thursday, January 20 th , just two days shy of the South Carolina primary, Marianne Gingrich, the second of Newt Gingrich’s three wives, took to the air waves, to reveal that back in the 1990’s...
On Thursday, January 20 th , just two days shy of the South Carolina primary, Marianne Gingrich, the second of Newt Gingrich’s three wives, took to the air waves, to reveal that back in the 1990’s...
Awaiting a Pennsylvania Spring by SISTERintheHOOD
Over the past days, I have been following the protests occurring in Cairo’s Tahrir Square with both outrage and awe. On December 17 th while demonstrating for the removal of military rule, a youn...
Over the past days, I have been following the protests occurring in Cairo’s Tahrir Square with both outrage and awe. On December 17 th while demonstrating for the removal of military rule, a youn...
J.A.P.'s (Jewish American Pioneers) by SISTERintheHOOD
I have a curiosity with respect to knowing whether someone is Jewish or not. I freely admit that in my free time I have played “Guess Who’s the Jew” online, and when traveling, I can’t r...
I have a curiosity with respect to knowing whether someone is Jewish or not. I freely admit that in my free time I have played “Guess Who’s the Jew” online, and when traveling, I can’t r...
Collateral Judaism by SISTERintheHOOD
Two weeks ago, my two younger children boarded camp buses to head off to Emma Kaufmann Camp (“EKC”), Pittsburgh’s JCC overnight summer camp). My oldest son had left days earlier since he is ...
Two weeks ago, my two younger children boarded camp buses to head off to Emma Kaufmann Camp (“EKC”), Pittsburgh’s JCC overnight summer camp). My oldest son had left days earlier since he is ...
Cleanliness is Next To Godliness by SISTERintheHOOD
A common refrain from my husband is, “If you just put your keys in the same place every time, you’d always know where to find them.” Easier said than done for someone like me. ...
A common refrain from my husband is, “If you just put your keys in the same place every time, you’d always know where to find them.” Easier said than done for someone like me. ...
The Year of the Tiger is Over by SISTERintheHOOD
Since the story “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” broke in the January 8 th edition of the Wall Street Journal, the media outlets have been flooded. Upon reading the published excerpt fro...
Since the story “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” broke in the January 8 th edition of the Wall Street Journal, the media outlets have been flooded. Upon reading the published excerpt fro...
The Courage of My Convictions by SISTERintheHOODThe week between Christmas and New Years, my family and I traveled to San Francisco for an extended family vacation. We chose San Francisco because that is where my husband’s brother and h...
Playgroup by SISTERintheHOODRoughly sixteen years ago, through a series of fortuitous events that are now too hazy to remember, I forged relationships with four other women in the interest of starting a playgr...
Old Dog, New Tricks by SISTERintheHOODWhile I don’t relish offering up my age, let’s just say that this past week commemorates the 45 th time that I have celebrated the Festival of Lights. I have witnessed the glow of...