Introduction to Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs By 18Doors (Information from MyJewishLearning.com and Judaism 101.) Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Ways the Child Participates Before the Ceremony: Community Service By 18Doors Return to Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ideas and Primer for Interfaith Families. Along with the study involved in preparing... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
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
Bat Mitzvah… Then What? By Hedi Molnar It was like climbing a mountain in high heels, those weeks leading up to the bat mitzvah service. After a year... Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Identity, Jewish Catholic Relationships, Multiracial, Parenting, Parenting Stories
Boy Wonder By Micah Sachs When I had my bar mitzvah 18 years ago, it was truly all about the party. Back then, at least at my synagogue... Jewish Professionals, Policy, Religious Life, Resources
Why Jewish Summer Camp? By Micah Sachs Overnight summer camp is awesome. I don’t know if I’ve ever met a former camper who disagrees. But... Camp, Parenting, Parenting Tips and Advice
Coming to Terms with My Son’s Choices By Sallie Teitelbaum Castleman At age twenty-three, with a degree in Public Policy, much study of Third World Economics, and a keen interest... Parenting, Relationships
Walking Seven Circles By 18Doors 186 July 25, 2006 My wife and I completed our wedding ceremony by walking seven circles together. Not the... Circumcision, Extended Family, Marriage, Parenting
A Jew-by-Choice’s Perspective on Her Teenage Daughter’s Interdating By Paula Yablonsky What if my daughter started dating somebody who wasn’t Jewish? How should I react? The standard expected... Dating, Parenting, Parenting Adult Children
Confronting Anti-Semitism: If I Don’t Respond, Who Will? By Paula Yablonsky Growing up as a girl in downstate New York, I never really thought about anti-Semitism, what it was and how... Anti Semitism, Parenting
Interfaith Families and Bar/Bat Mitzvah: Questions and Opportunities By Rabbi Arthur P. Nemitoff Sam and Mary had an appointment with the rabbi. Their daughter, Rachel, was scheduled to become a Bat Mitzvah... Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Of Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and Parents who are not Jewish By Daniel Siegel 474 April 2000 Can you raise a Jewish child in a home with only one Jewish parent? Could this child become... Bar/Bat Mitzvah