Please, Just Call My Son Jewish
Earlier this month my family hosted some of the Israeli staff from my son’s summer camp before they went to...
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.
Nothing to Fear, Much to Gain from a Community of Interfaith Families
Recently, the membership director at my synagogue asked me if I would reach out to a young woman who was the...
Choosing a Jewish Life – Fostering Jewish Peoplehood
The Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education (CJPE) is a resource and catalyst for developing education about...
Make Shabbat the New Family Dinner
Several months ago, I read Jennifer Senior’s All Joy No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood. Senior’s book...
When Cousins Think They’re Too Cool to Be Jewish
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May 4, 2015
This article was reprinted with permission from The Forward.
The Seesaw was a popular...
Deepen Your Family’s Connection to Judaism with Summer Travel
Inside of the dome of the Tempio Maggiore di Roma (The Great Synagogue of Rome).
As the end of the school year...
Ma Nishtanah: Why are Jewishly Engaged Interfaith Families Different from Other Jewish Families?
There are times in life when we’re in the zone. We’re so involved in performing or participating in an activity...
Jewish Holidays, Parenting, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Passover
This Passover Let Your Creativity Go Wild
This post originally appeared on Jane’s Interfaith and Jewish blog.
If you or your Jewish partner is...
Jewish Holidays, Parenting, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Passover
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Last year, in the “Community Voices” section of my local paper there was a column written by a woman about the...
How to Raise a Jewish Dog
Two-and-a-half years ago, when we got our dog Brady, my son asked if an animal can have a religion. The question...
Be Courageous
An email from the family in charge of leading the discussion for the next fourth-grade book club landed in my...
Jewish Education Can’t be Optional
For four years, we tried a day school education for our son. For the first two years, it worked. The secular...
Your Teen is in an Interfaith Relationship–Some Things to Think About
Over winter break, an Jewish friend who is married to someone Jewish told me that her son was no longer dating...
There is Something You Should Know, We Have a Christmas Tree
This is about a different kind of December dilemma. It is not about whether my family should have a tree–we...
Parenting Challenges, Parenting Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories
Peoplehood: It’s the Reason my Family is Jewish
The Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education (CJPE) is a resource and catalyst for developing education about...
My December Disaster
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November 25, 2014
The following is a collection of excerpts from the chapter “My December Disaster”...
O Menorah Tree! O Menorah Tree! Thy Candles Shine so Brightly!
‘Tis the season for Jewish Scrooges to say, “Bah! Humbug!” to anything that they judge to be a blend of Hanukkah...
A Halloween Postscript: Why Opposition to Trick-or-Treating Won’t Strengthen Jewish Identity
I didn’t intend to write a post-Hallowen blog. To be honest, Halloween isn’t something that is big in my family....
Don’t let the Weather Fool You, It’s Time to Think Camp
Registration for many Jewish overnight camps began in Oct. Don't wait until the spring to sign-up your camper.
While...
My New Year’s Resolution: Improvement Not Perfection
A lesson on caring for our world before a park cleanup made me realize I wasn’t doing all I could to fulfill...
The Evolution of an Awesome Rosh Hashanah Observance
A game at our first Rosh Hashanah party
When Sammy was little, everything about being Jewish and celebrating...
American Jewish Community Must Learn From Jewishly Engaged Interfaith Families to Remain Vital
The Jewish community needs to engage more interfaith families in Jewish life.
When I set out to write my book...
A Walk in the Woods, A Conversation About Life and Death, A Moment of Connection
A nurse log in the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska.
I have a talkative family. Mostly, our everyday...
Do I Need to Censor the Word “Jeez?”
My 9-year-old son, Sammy, was bursting to tell me something after his robotics class the other day. I assumed...
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