Finding Shabbat When It Feels Like Shabbat is Nowhere to be Found
In a class I teach to engaged and recently married young couples, I talk about the importance of finding time...
Author: Jane Larkin
Jane Larkin is the author of From Generation to Generation: A Story of Intermarriage and Jewish Continuity. She writes about interfaith relationships and Jewish living for Interfaithfamily and other outlets. Follow her on Twitter @JaneLarkin6.
The Religious Identity of an Interfaith Home is a Journey, Not a Destination
Up until recently, I thought the hardest part of navigating life as an interfaith family was determining the...
What (I Hope) My Interfaith Marriage Taught My Parents
I’ve been married for 14 years and with my husband who is not Jewish for 16. I’ve always wanted to believe...
Should We Pray for Bad People?
Shortly before the inauguration in mid-January, I was contacted by a Chicago Tribune reporter about a story...
When Will Those Who Love Speak Louder Than Those Who Hate?
This morning, the meeting I was in at the synagogue I work at in Dallas was interrupted by one of the rabbis...
A Thank-You Note to My Mother-In-Law
My mother-in-law’s email about Christmas gifts for her was simple: “Have composed an extensive ‘Wish...
Everywhere You Go There’s Always Someone or Something Jewish
Digging into some fish and chips, a meal with Jewish roots.
A week before Thanksgiving, I stood in the doorway...
The Gift Of An Inclusive and Welcoming Community
I met my friend Tracie at an interfaith moms event at my synagogue. She was friendly, and we bonded over her...
My Husband: The Jewish Parent (Who Isn’t Jewish)
The email had arrived a week before I was to travel to Houston to speak to a congregation about interfaith marriage...
Why Send Your Kid To Jewish Summer Camp? Because It Gets Him To Hebrew School
My son (right) with his best camp friend in the dining hall this summer at URJ Greene Family Camp.
I recently...
The Battle of the Bar Mitzvah Guest List
Before I signed the contract for the place where we would have our son’s bar mitzvah, I needed a rough...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Camp, Extended Family, Parenting Stories, Teenagers
The Bar Mitzvah Brings Out the Big Questions
Our son will become a bar mitzvah in about a year, and I imagine that this will be the first in a series of...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Extended Family, Parenting Stories, Teenagers
Camp: the Shabbat of the Year
Last Friday morning I took my cup of coffee and my smoothie outside to my patio. I sunk into an Adirondack...
Ugandans Nurture Jewish Identity at my Son’s Camp
Sammy with his Jewish camp counselors from Uganda
Last week my family hosted some of the international staff...
I Never Thought I’d Be That Kind of Parent
As I gazed out the airplane window on our flight between Dallas and Houston, I thought about my parenting choices....
Bernie Sanders: American Jew, Not the Other Way Around
As my son and I watched coverage of Super Tuesday, I mentioned that regardless of whether or not Bernie Sanders...
Charity Begins At Home, Part 2
My son helping to pack snack boxes at the North Texas Food Bank in January.
Last night, my family watched NFL...
Charity Begins at Home
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Every day, I open the newspaper or listen to the news, and I am...
Birthdays, Hanukkah and Learning to Let Go
I was supposed to celebrate my birthday, which fell on the seventh night of Hanukkah with my husband Cameron...
Boldly Share the Light of Hanukkah this Holiday Season
Over the years, Hanukkah, a minor celebration that isn’t even in the Torah, has become the unofficial...
Give Your Kids Something Jewish to Scream About This Halloween
The Witch of Endor
What do a disappearing groom, a witch in a milk bottle, a demon that writes Mezzuzot, and...
Parents of Interfaith Couples: Your Actions Are Disingenuous
In this space, we typically address parents who are part of an interfaith couple creating a Jewish home. But...
Can Sports Unite the Jewish People?
This past week, the JCC Maccabi Games were played in my city, Dallas. Dallas was one of three cities hosting...
An Interfaith Mom’s Bookshelf
If there is one thing I’m passionate about, it’s expanding Judaism’s tent. After years of living as a Jewishly...
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