Hope For the Future
By Sam Goodman
We are sitting in the aftermath of a riveting, polarizing election. It has been all too easy...
Shabbat Unbound
Many years ago I was in a book club and read a collection of essays called Righteous Indignation: A Jewish Call...
How to Pray with Two Faiths
Our family has had a hard few weeks. Every day we open the news to a different headline about hatred and anger....
Take the Fifth: How a Woman in an Interfaith Marriage Honors Her Parents
We are commanded to honor our parents. The fifth commandment can present a few challenges, however, like when...
The Challenges of Keeping Kosher at an Interfaith Birthday
Growing up, my mother’s house was kosher. We had dishes for dairy and dishes for meat and we never mixed milk...
How Jewish Am I?
Nicole and her parents
I am Jewish. I identify as being Jewish. Well, actually, I identify as being Jew-ish....
Cooking From Memory
My grandma Zelda taught me many things about Judaism and preparing for the Jewish holidays. However, what she...
My Eastover Basket
As a kid, I loved Passover and Easter.
Passover meant a big seder, with my grandfather chanting at the end of...
Easter, Parenting, Parenting Passover, Passover, Passover Rituals
Will Jews Ever Normalize “Non-Jews” [a Term We Don’t Like to Use] and Marrying Them
I had a very interesting day yesterday.
It started with a phone interview with a graduate student in journalism...
Dear Mom, Thank You For…
Dear Mom,
I know this will embarrass you (and definitely make you cry) because that’s who you are, but in the...
My Mom and Her Hanukkah Angels
Friends lighting the menorah at Mychal’s family’s Hanukkah party circa 1986
When I was growing up,...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Parenting Hanukkah
Grief in the Days of Awe
Two weeks ago, I wrote that I didn’t know yet what I would do for Yom Kippur. In the end, the Books of Life...
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...
The Day My Mom Told Me to Choose Love
Mom dancing at my brother’s wedding
My parents and extended family have always supported my own interfaith...
Jake Chooses Love and We Choose Jake
Meet Jake: He’s a student at Gateways: Access to Jewish Education. After more than two years of studying, Jake...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religious Education, Teenagers
The Message I Wish I Heard in Hebrew School
Emily (right) with her parents and sister
I’m Emily, the summer intern at InterfaithFamily/Boston! I thought...
Family, Growing Up Interfaith, Identity, Religion, Religious Education
Her Tune, Her Way: Reflections on our First Year of Sunday School
Driving home from school the other day, Ruthie began singing “Ma Tovu” to herself in the back seat. She repeated...
This Mother’s Day Let’s Honor Grandmothers of Jewish Kids Who Aren’t Themselves Jewish
There are usually two types of Jewish blogs written in connection with Mother’s Day:
1. Those that focus on...
Thirteen Years of Passover: An Interfaith Introduction
Setting the Passover seder table
This year, I’ll be celebrating my 13th Passover with my husband. As a way of...
Does Interfaith Mean Anything at Age 6?
The other day, Ruthie and I were talking about one of her favorite topics—her cousins. She ticked off each one’s...
Jewish Genes: Are They in Our DNA or in Our Stories?
Where are you from? It seems an innocent enough question. But as our families become more and more diverse,...
My Name is Shannon, and I’m a Jew
My internship with the Jewish United Federation and InterfaithFamily has put me in religious Jewish settings...
What I’ve Learned from Growing Up in an Interfaith Family
Shannon (right) with IFF/Chicago staff: Jennifer Falkenholm & Rabbi Ari Moffic
My name is Shannon and I...
For the Parents: How to respond…
…if your child tells you they are dating someone from another religion (race, culture or same gender).
By...
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