Ways the Child Participates Before the Ceremony: Study By 18Doors Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. Some congregations ask the prospective bar... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
The Best Gift for Your Unborn Children By Rabbi Julie Greenberg 284 When you, a young interfaith couple, come into my study to discuss your upcoming marriage, you might... Parenting, Relationships, Wedding Planning
Double Happiness: Parenting a Jewish Teen By Hedi Molnar Born in China, daughter to a second-generation Holocaust survivor and an Italian-American Catholic father: Who... Identity, Multiracial, Parenting, Parenting Challenges, Race
Ways the Family May Participate in the Ceremony By 18Doors Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. In many congregations, there are opportunities... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Flexibility Is Key By Nancy Laufer 361 My parents were relieved when I finally married a nice Jewish man. My adult life had been jump-started... Identity, Parenting Challenges, Relationships
Other Tips for Before the Ceremony By Rabbi Arthur P. Nemitoff Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. Teach non-Jewish family members about... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Ways to Include Your Child’s Interfaith Heritage at the Celebration By 18Doors Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. The bar/bat mitzvah celebration,... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
How I Prepared My Kids for Their First Mass and Their Aunt’s Catholic Wedding By Jeri Zeder My guys, Isaac and Dylan, eight and four respectively, had never been inside a Catholic church when my sister-in-law,... Family, Parenting Stories
Tips for Talking to Your Children About Interdating By 18Doors Talking to your children about dating can be an uncomfortable experience. It seems even more daunting when the... Dating, Parenting
How Do I Explain the Religious Spectrum to My 7-Year-Old? By Felice Indinoli Bochman 702 We were watching Fiddler on the Roof, my daughter’s favorite musical. During the scene in which... Divorce, Parenting, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories
Recommended Books By 18Doors Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. The following books include additional ideas... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
What’s Permitted and What’s Not By 18Doors Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. The first step in adapting the bar mitzvah... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
How We Raise Children in Our Chinese-Jewish Family By 18Doors 705 I married Belinda in 1999. Our marriage has been working wonderfully well. Despite our cultural differences,... Parenting
Sample Candlelighting Ceremony By Rabbi Peter Schweitzer Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. Also see Sample Candlelighting Ceremony... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Blessings Over Bread and Wine By 18Doors Return to the Guide to Birth Ceremonies for Interfaith Families. Hamotzi (Blessing over bread) Blessed is the... Birth Ceremony, Blessings, Parenting
“Untitled” from Jew-Ish Tales from Interfaith Homes By Maya Gottfried Maya Gottfried’s “Untitled” is excerpted from Half/Life: Jew-Ish Tales from Interfaith Homes,... Family, Parenting
Sample Candlelighting Ceremony Introduction By Rabbi Peter Schweitzer Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. Also see Sample Candlelighting Ceremony... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Guide to Birth Ceremonies for Interfaith Families By 18Doors We compiled the Guide to Birth Ceremonies for Interfaith Families as a way to help interfaith families navigate... Birth Ceremony, Family, Parenting
Interfaith Divorce, a Life Passage That Is Possible To Do Well By Rabbi Julie Greenberg 284 For some interfaith families, divorce will be a trying passage through which they must pass. At this... Co-Parenting, Divorce, Family, Parenting, Parenting Challenges
Sample Etiquette Guide for Guests By Rabbi Daniel Kohn Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. General expectations for synagogue behavior... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Goodnight, Sleep Tight: Bedtime Rituals By 18Doors Available in on-screen reading friendly (PDF) and printer-friendly, downloadable (PDF) versions. For more booklets,... Booklets, Parenting
Sample Explanation of Bar/Bat Mitzvah #1 By Rabbi Daniel Kohn Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. At 13, a young Jewish man or woman becomes... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Sample Explanation of Bar/Bat Mitzvah #2 By Pamela Saeks Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. Today, ... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Bar & Bat Mitzvahs For The Interfaith Family By 18Doors For more booklets, visit our Booklets for People in Interfaith Relationships page. According to Jewish law,... Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Booklets