Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah Come Light the…Christmas Tree?
Saturday morning my family and I were at a children’s Shabbat service. Halfway through the service, our...
Trees Are Sensitive
For years now, synagogues and Jewish community centers have been offering “December Dilemma” programs....
The Struggle to Tolerate the Intolerant… One Parent’s View
I heard someone say, “I hate the xxxx people. They are so intolerant.” I thought this was a very...
My Girls Are 100% Jewish
So I’m at Thanksgiving last night with my husband’s family and religion somehow came up (does it come up as...
A Christmas Tree is always a Christmas Tree, If You Want It To Be
So I just read the post from Benjamin Maron about “When is a Christmas Tree Just a Christmas Tree?” I can say...
Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories
Shalom
Shalom. I struggled with that salutation — I’m a Jew by choice and converted 4 and a half years ago, and...
Customize Your Hanukkah Celebrations
Our friends over at Jewish Holidays in a Box just posted this to their blog. And, because it’s now November...
Here we go again
It is that time of year again. The leaves haven’t fallen off the trees. Halloween pumpkins are still un-carved. ...
Why I’m Blogging
Hi, my name is Suzanne and as this is my first blog post I thought I would start out by introducing myself....
What Can I Say?
I have lead three workshops recently for religious school teachers and the same frustration came up each time....
Can Raising Children in One Religion Be Clear Cut?
Each week I post a [url=https://18doors.org/elgg/pg/groups/forum/82847]discussion question on the Chicagoland...
Jew Camp
I just loaded my baby on a bus and sent him away for a month.
Ok, I realize it isn’t exactly a month. ...
Bed Time
Lori Palatnik recommended that I start saying the Shema with my son in the morning and in the evening before...
Planning a Bar Mitzvah as a Mom Who Isn’t Jewish
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May, 2006
At the beginning of the bar mitzvah service for our oldest son, our rabbi asked the congregation...
Shabbat Family Worship: Is it Possible?
We just finished an online class called [url=/blog/iff/general/a-sneak-peak-at-our-online-parenting-class/]Raising...
Answering the Why? One Parent’s Perspective
I just read [url=http://www.interfaithfamily.com/smf/index.php?article=4608]Teaching the Why?...
A few Passover stories
I was never able to come up with a cohesive post about Passover, but below find a few of my musings.
Did a little...
Where Do We Fit In?
Being a somewhat Shomer Shabbos Jew married to a non-Jew, I often feel a little at odds with my Jewish identity. ...
(Zissen Pesach) Passover is Nigh!
I’m the first to admit it: I’m a little stressed out by Passover’s (zissen pesach) rapid approach....
Thursday Shabbat
I once heard that time does not exist. It is only a concept that we, the people of the world, agree to for organization....
What is your Mitzrayim?
We celebrate Passover to commemorate the Jewish people’s redemption from Egypt – Mitzrayim in Hebrew. ...
Purim is not a Jewish Halloween
I am sure there must be several blog posts with that title. When people ask about Purim, it’s a simple...
Have a Little Faith
Sometimes I think what will be written on my headstone when I die is [i]She had a lot of faith[/i]. As Roman...
Writing a Religious School Pledge for All Families
From the moment I left the Kallah that we co-lead with the Community Foundation for Jewish Education, I haven’t...
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