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June 17, 2016
By bethmordecai
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DAY 1448: Dads Don’t Babysit, It’s Called Parenting

The following is a preview of a conversation this Shabbat morning in honor of Father's Day... Dear Hevreh, I'm not sure how to celebrate Father's Day. Though this will be my third Father's Day as a "father," I don't quite know how to approach the significance of this day. It it supposed to be a "ho-hum" day with the highlight being the giving of gag gifts and the telling of dad jokes? Or is it supposed to be something more significant where the role of a father is appreciated in a way analogous to (though not the same as) the way that Mother's Day is celebrated as a High Holiday on our secular calendar? I guess this question of how[...]

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