December 24, 2024

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Banji Latkin Ganchrow

Articles by Banji Latkin Ganchrow

Super Bowl 50, Baby!

Last week I wrote about the exciting sport of college basketball. It was so exciting that I have already forgotten which teams I saw play.

Road Trip

This week’s column was almost co-written by son #1. You see, mom of the year, which would be me, drove sons #1 and 2 to

The Lottery

I have recently been told that my columns are too much about me and not enough about my boys or anything else. Of course my

Facing the Stigma

Our community knows how to get together when facing a tragedy. It knows how to raise funds and buy equipment for soldiers or hospitals. We

Only Simchas

This year I will celebrate living in Teaneck for 18 years. My chai anniversary. We moved in on a lovely day in March. Son #1

Live From New York…

Who do you want to be? I am not talking about who you want to be when you grow up—a successful lawyer, a healing physician,

Hypocrisy and the Food Groups

What is the definition of a hypocrite? There are actually many definitions that all circle around the same meaning. Are you a hypocrite because you

Words to Live By

The other day, after a particularly harsh adolescent rant that was being taken out on me, because I am the mother after all and everything

Themes of Chanukah

It is that time of year. The time of year when doughnuts are everywhere you look, toy catalogues fill your mailbox and the question “What

Don’t Be Scared

What are you most afraid of? Some people are afraid of spiders; some people are afraid of the dark. When I was little, my brother

Stones of a Kidney

The year was 2007 or 2008, I cannot even remember this morning so I cannot remember the exact year. But it was the Shabbos of