Meredith Jacobs is the author of The Modern Jewish Mom’s Guide to Shabbat (HarperCollins), host of the radio show Connecting Family (WYPR-FM), and the television show Modern Jewish Mom (The Jewish Channel). She lives in Rockville, MD with husband Jonathan, daughter Sofie, son Jules, insane-dog Mac, and a tank of seahorses. Sofie survived the traumatic incident revealed in her mom’s essay and went on to co-author a book with Meredith titled: Just Between Us: A Journal for Mothers and Daughters (Chronicle Books, Spring 2010).