What’s in a Name: My Favorite Torah Portion
My middle name is Miriam. I am named after Mark, my mother’s brother who was killed at the young age of 39....
My Son’s Interfaith Engagement
“I am getting married” my son Jordan said nonchalantly as he walked by the door of my home office....
How To Do a Mitzvah
Helen in front of the neighborhood bakery
In the local stores in my neighborhood it seems that everyone is pushing...
Now What?
You just spent several hours or days in the hospital giving birth to your child or, in our case, several months...
How We Met…Our Baby
We each have our own story about when we saw, held or heard our children for the first time and we all arrived...
Leading the Way Through Unfamiliar Terrain: The Bar Mitzvah Year
291
May, 2006
Raising a child in a religion other than the one you grew up in is all about leading the...
Meeting the Parents of Your Jewish Daughter’s Catholic Fiance
Prior to Taryn’s meeting Sean, we all were sure she would marry someone Jewish. She was an interested...
Finding Shabbat When It Feels Like Shabbat is Nowhere to be Found
In a class I teach to engaged and recently married young couples, I talk about the importance of finding time...
Our Son’s Naming Ceremony
392
April, 2001
Being pregnant was an overwhelming joy. As first time parents, Eric and I took the requisite...
The Religious Identity of an Interfaith Home is a Journey, Not a Destination
Up until recently, I thought the hardest part of navigating life as an interfaith family was determining the...
The Kids’ Table
Passover is my favorite Jewish holiday because it is mostly about storytelling. Every year, my family sits...
Parenting, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Young Kids
Loss and Gain
The doctor calls Adrian and me saying, “Congratulations! You’re pregnant!” Adrian hugs me and we lift Helen...
Babies, Parenting Stories, Pregnancy Loss, Pregnancy Stories
Don’t Sweat the Jewish Stuff
685
March, 2008
The days prior to my son Julian’s bar mitzvah service I worried about how my non-Jewish...
What (I Hope) My Interfaith Marriage Taught My Parents
I’ve been married for 14 years and with my husband who is not Jewish for 16. I’ve always wanted to believe...
Avoiding “That Look” on Purim
It’s Purim again and I’m afraid to leave the house. During Purim, my neighborhood is like being inside a disco...
Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan Are Expecting Their Second Child
We are so excited for Mark and Priscilla’s recent baby news! After Max’s birth, this generous...
Starting Religious School and Keeping Promises
In my previous blog post, I wrote about why choosing love did not mean choosing conversion for me; but for...
How to Talk to Your Kids about Interfaith Dating: For Those Married to Jews or in Interfaith Marriages
There’s a book written by a leading Conservative Rabbi, Alan Silverstein, titled It All Begins With A...
Is Every Value a Jewish Value?
My husband, Scott, is African-American and Christian. I am Jewish.
Our two sons are African-American...
Teaching Jewish Values to Your Children
According to the Talmud (the fourth-century rabbinic legal code), parents are required to teach their children...
Purim: When You Can Throw a Sponge at the Rabbi’s Face
As a Christian dad helping to raise a Jewish family, I’ve always been fascinated by the holiday of Purim....
Why Choosing Love Didn’t Mean Conversion for Me
Although I am the half that’s not Jewish in an interfaith marriage, my husband never put conversion on...
Celebrating a Holiday That’s Not My Own
It’s Valentine’s Day and I’m sitting in my car at 8 a.m. listening to a Jack Kornfield meditation talk called...
Should We Pray for Bad People?
Shortly before the inauguration in mid-January, I was contacted by a Chicago Tribune reporter about a story...
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