Scarlett Johansson Wins Tony Award By Ruth Abrams It’s a strange side effect of working here at InterfaithFamily.com, but I’ve come to follow many... Pop Culture
The Text in Them By Ruth Abrams The artist behind www.talmud.comics.net, Yonah Lavery, got in touch with her fans in North America last night.... Pop Culture
The Jewish Days and Nights of Adrienne Rich By Ruth Abrams I received a review copy of [i]A Human Eye: Essays on Art in Society, 1997-2008[/i], a slim volume of Adrienne... Books
Up and Dancing in Circles By Ruth Abrams I just loved this piece I heard on NPR last night about Abraham Inc., a joint project of classical clarinetist... Pop Culture
Lena Horne Dies at Age 92 By Ruth Abrams Lena Horne died yesterday in New York. She was a legendary singer and actress, most famous for her signature... Pop Culture
A Spirit of Optimism By Ruth Abrams It’s Mother’s Day and I’m thinking about my job. A lot of what we do here is give advice,... Parenting
Work-Arounds By Ruth Abrams How should synagogues and Jewish communities in general welcome interfaith families? Julie Wiener wrote a blog... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Fusion Cuisine Preserves Culture By Ruth Abrams I love Bryant Terry. I bought his cookbook, Vegan Soul Kitchen, and it helped me restore my energy for cooking... Jewish Holidays, Passover, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Yes That By Ruth Abrams What should we do about divorce in interfaith families? Two people who are always smart about interfaith family... Divorce
Because Some People Like Dancing By Ruth Abrams I’m reading the short excerpt from Elie Kaunfer’s book Empowered Judaism in the New York Jewish... Parenting, Parenting Other Holidays, Parenting Stories
The Infidel and Other Jokes By Ruth Abrams My coworker sent us all the link to the trailer for [i]The Infidel[/i], a new comedy by Anglo-Jewish writer... Pop Culture
Malcolm McClaren Dies By Ruth Abrams I had no idea that Malcolm McClaren, a key personality in the punk movement, was Jewish. McClaren, who died... Pop Culture
New Passover Books and Web Stuff By Ruth Abrams It wasn’t one of the plagues of Egypt–they expected the Nile to flood, and relied on the alluvial... Books, Passover
Passover Prep Lists–Lay Them On Us By Ruth Abrams I am editing the recipes we received for our Passover recipe contest and attempting to digest my lunch. See,... Passover
Reform Movement Task Force on Intermarriage Reports By Ruth Abrams Our CEO Ed Case is attending the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) in San Francisco. The CCAR is... Denominations, Synagogue
Sabbath Mode By Ruth Abrams Several people whom I know happened to be purchasing new stoves or ovens, and asked me, “What does it... Shabbat
Bringing Home the Bacon By Ruth Abrams How many interfaith families keep kosher? I have no idea, because I’m never sure what “kosher”... Camp, Hanukkah, Hanukkah Rituals
Glad I am Not a Werewolf and Can Eat Fruit By Ruth Abrams In the Hebrew school parking lot on Wednesday night, my son and I witnessed another little boy howling at the... Parenting Stories
Privilege By Ruth Abrams Robin Margolis, an activist for children of interfaith marriage in the Jewish community who has written for... Growing Up Interfaith, Identity, Race
Songs of Praise By Ruth Abrams I’ve been trying to remember to blog about any project that highlights the culture of non-Ashkenazi Jewish... Pop Culture
More News on the Catholic-Jewish Relations Issue By Ruth Abrams The current Pope has signed a decree heroic virtues for two previous popes: his predecessor, John Paul II, and ... Religion, Spirituality
Hanukkah Goodies Including GIANT LATKES By Ruth Abrams It’s time for another Hanukkah blog post! All month I’m going to be doing links to IFF writers’... Hanukkah, Hanukkah Rituals, Young Kids
Hanukkah is Gonna Be All Right By Ruth Abrams A lot of my blogging this December is going to fall into three categories: embedding gratuitously entertaining... Food, Hanukkah, Jewish Holidays
Chelsea Clinton to Marry By Ruth Abrams Chelsea Clinton has been dating Marc Mezvinsky since before her mother was on the campaign trail for the Democratic... Clergy Weddings, Officiant, Pop Culture