Neal Pollack

Neal Pollack is the author of the ballyhooed memoir Alternadad. He lives in Los Angeles, with his much-written-about family. Read more about them at his website.

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Shofar, So Good: Theology for Kids via YouTube

I woke up to an email from my mom this morning, featuring a little backdoor…

Is The Nerd Middle the Cure for Kiddie Sexism?

My son has reached the dread age where the genders start to separate at school,…

How to Raise an Ideological Warrior

When I was a kid, the theory of evolution was an accepted fact. Given my…

The Taming of the Jew

We were having some trouble with the boy again. In an argument with a classmate,…

My Least Favorite Martians

I thought I’d endured the last of the TV indignities. We’d passed the false god…

Rock Out With Your Latke Out

When I was growing up, Chanukah seemed like a wan, meaningless holiday, albeit a personally…

Reefer Dadness

When my son was 18 months old, my best friend from high school came through…

Are You an Alternaparent?

Before my son, Elijah, was born, in the fall of 2002, I went around trumpeting…