In Defense of Being Both at the Lunch Table
Being raised interfaith (as I was, truly, with both Jewish and Catholic traditions and holidays) and observing...
Services and the Summertime Quiet
This past week, my family stumbled late into the pizza dinner before one of our local congregation’s children’s...
Please, Just Call My Son Jewish
Earlier this month my family hosted some of the Israeli staff from my son’s summer camp before they went to...
Choosing Love and Family at a B’nei Mitzvah
I’ve been to a lot of bar and bat mitzvahs in my life, but I’ve never been so deeply moved as I was on a recent...
Singing Songs at an Interfaith Bedtime
Reading “The Bedtime Sh’ma” with Laurel at bedtime.
At bedtime recently, 5-year-old Laurel...
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...
My Interfaith Kids Are Going to Jewish Summer Camp
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June 8, 2015
This article was reprinted with permission from The Forward
The Seesaw was an advice...
Nothing to Fear, Much to Gain from a Community of Interfaith Families
Recently, the membership director at my synagogue asked me if I would reach out to a young woman who was the...
Make Shabbat the New Family Dinner
Several months ago, I read Jennifer Senior’s All Joy No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood. Senior’s book...
Triplets’ Upcoming B’nai Mitzvah Shows the Power of Three
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May 5, 2015
Mary Brodsky has helped her three adopted step-grandchildren, (l-r) Madison, Jonathan...
Baby Namings and the Flexibility of Tradition
When I was pregnant with our first daughter, my husband and I were living in the mountains of North Carolina....
Parenting Other Holidays, Parenting Purim, Parenting Stories
Deepen Your Family’s Connection to Judaism with Summer Travel
Inside of the dome of the Tempio Maggiore di Roma (The Great Synagogue of Rome).
As the end of the school year...
Choosing an Identity For Our Children, and Watching Them Choose it Themselves
Emily’s 19-person seder brought enjoyment to a gathering of 19 friends and family
Recently, my older daughter...
Walk The Talk: Parenting as a Role Model
My kid taught me a good lesson today. I was pulling out of our driveway as the usual flood of people were walking...
Ma Nishtanah: Why are Jewishly Engaged Interfaith Families Different from Other Jewish Families?
There are times in life when we’re in the zone. We’re so involved in performing or participating in an activity...
Jewish Holidays, Parenting, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Passover
Happy Bat Mitzvah Anniversary!
March 25, 1989
This week was my Bat Mitzvah Anniversary. I always feel a little lighter on my feet on...
This Passover Let Your Creativity Go Wild
This post originally appeared on Jane’s Interfaith and Jewish blog.
If you or your Jewish partner is...
Jewish Holidays, Parenting, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Passover
Should We Raise Our Child Jewish, Christian, Both or Nothing?
This article was reprinted with permission from The Forward
The Seesaw is a new kind of advice column in which...
Raising Strong Girls, Telling the Purim (and Passover) Stories
Before I had daughters, I had a pretty clear idea of how I wanted to raise them. I had been raised with...
Parenting, Parenting Other Holidays, Parenting Stories, Purim
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Last year, in the “Community Voices” section of my local paper there was a column written by a woman about the...
Should Religious School Be On Saturday?
This blog post arose after a conversation about the challenges for interfaith families in which one parent is...
How to Raise a Jewish Dog
Two-and-a-half years ago, when we got our dog Brady, my son asked if an animal can have a religion. The question...
Be Courageous
An email from the family in charge of leading the discussion for the next fourth-grade book club landed in my...
God and The Tooth Fairy
My 7-year-old lost another tooth last night. Since we have been through many of these over the last couple of...
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