Comments on: Ask Shuli: Is There a Babysitter in the House? http://tcjewfolk.com/ask-shuli-babysitter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ask-shuli-babysitter Twin Cities Jewfolk: the hub for hip Jewish stuff in Minneapolis and St. Paul Wed, 16 May 2012 17:36:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Leah http://tcjewfolk.com/ask-shuli-babysitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1734 Leah Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:55:43 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=4784#comment-1734 I have a bit of a problem with the idea that Jewish families should, or need to, hire Jewish babysitters. As a Jewish woman who not only never had a Jewish babysitter, but had a German au pair, I argue that no, it does not, and should not, matter. At Jewesses with Attitude, I argue that kids and communities benefit when babysitting arrangements bring different groups of people together. I also suggest that the underlying reason many Jews wish to hire Jewish is because there is an inherent, institutionalized, distrust of non-Jews within the Jewish community. Please read the rest of my post and let me know what you think: http://jwablog.jwa.org/babysitter-or-jsitter I have a bit of a problem with the idea that Jewish families should, or need to, hire Jewish babysitters. As a Jewish woman who not only never had a Jewish babysitter, but had a German au pair, I argue that no, it does not, and should not, matter.

At Jewesses with Attitude, I argue that kids and communities benefit when babysitting arrangements bring different groups of people together. I also suggest that the underlying reason many Jews wish to hire Jewish is because there is an inherent, institutionalized, distrust of non-Jews within the Jewish community.

Please read the rest of my post and let me know what you think: http://jwablog.jwa.org/babysitter-or-jsitter

]]> By: Nadia Maccabee-Ryaboy http://tcjewfolk.com/ask-shuli-babysitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1708 Nadia Maccabee-Ryaboy Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:13:23 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=4784#comment-1708 For someone who wants to search for a local Jewish babysitter (or nanny), you can use the helpful site Sittercity.com and search Twin Cities babysitters under various criteria including level of education, non-smokers and religion! We used this site to find our nanny and ended up with a magnificent non-Jewish nanny who's learned our Kosher kitchen through-and-through, but we certainly looked at all the Rivka's on the site as well :) For someone who wants to search for a local Jewish babysitter (or nanny), you can use the helpful site Sittercity.com and search Twin Cities babysitters under various criteria including level of education, non-smokers and religion! We used this site to find our nanny and ended up with a magnificent non-Jewish nanny who’s learned our Kosher kitchen through-and-through, but we certainly looked at all the Rivka’s on the site as well :)

]]> By: Galit http://tcjewfolk.com/ask-shuli-babysitter/comment-page-1/#comment-1672 Galit Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:07:55 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=4784#comment-1672 hello my dear friend! i agree with everything you wrote. on our end, we go for experience, our comfort with the sitter and true *love* of babysitting over everything else. we don't leave our kids often, and when we do we want it to be with someone who is all about the kids while they're with them. love your side note, btw, and love (perhaps even more) that you give your babysitters savvy business advice *and* a paycheck! you're the best! :) hello my dear friend! i agree with everything you wrote. on our end, we go for experience, our comfort with the sitter and true *love* of babysitting over everything else. we don’t leave our kids often, and when we do we want it to be with someone who is all about the kids while they’re with them.

love your side note, btw, and love (perhaps even more) that you give your babysitters savvy business advice *and* a paycheck! you’re the best! :)

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