Fertility Journey Advice From an Interfaith Couple
If you are having difficulty trying to conceive, you are not alone.
After a year of dreaming, praying...
Jewish Clergy Officiation Referral Service Frequently Asked Questions
You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers. Learn more about the 18Doors Jewish Clergy Officiation Referral...
The Cure for My Pregnancy Anxiety
I find myself awake at 3 a.m. in the throws of an anxiety attack. It’s no secret that I’ve been a bit of a basket...
The Newlywed Question You’re Not Ready For
“So, are you thinking about kids?”
The inevitable question after the wedding. I’ve gotten this question a few...
I Wish We’d Had “The Religion Talk” Before Having Kids
Before my husband and I got married, we discussed how we would raise any potential children. These children...
Naming Our Past, Present & Future
Quinn receiving her Hebrew name
Giving your child a Hebrew name is a long-standing tradition in Judaism. Sometimes...
Adoption, Babies, Baby Naming, Birth Ceremony, Extended Family, 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
What You Can Do Now for Your Future Baby
Photo by Cory Silken
Four months ago, I gave birth to a baby girl. After a long labor and unexpected C-section,...
To Name or Not to Name: That is the Question
During a recent baby naming ceremony that Moser officiated, the uncle (left) and father (right) help wrap the...
My Son’s Bris: Why I Was Not Prepared for This
Jack’s Bris: Sam, Anne & baby Jack
Before Jack was born, I thought I prepared as much as...
Baby Naming, Birth Ceremony, Birth Stories, Bris, Circumcision, Extended Family, Growing Up Interfaith, Parenting Stories
Celebrating Two Faiths Without My Parents’ Blessing
Sam’s baby naming ceremony (Sheri and Sam are the mother/baby on the right)
Thirteen years ago I married...
Congratulations! It’s a …
The conversation went something like this:
Amy: So we’re just going to be surprised when I give birth, right?...
Our Jewish Catholic Mexican American Newborn
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” -Lau Tzu
I grew up in an Orthodox Jewish...
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
Patrilineal Descent: Should the Baby be Taken to the Mikveh for Conversion?
Do you know which of the following children would be considered Jewish without going through a conversion according...
Adoption, Babies, Birth Ceremony, Conversion, Identity, Mikveh, Religion
“Belonging” as a Parent with a Jewish Son
Stacie, her husband Andrew and Sammy, the day of the aliyah
This past weekend, our 5-month-old son was formally...
Halacha Unplugged, Part 1 – The Bris: Which Parent Makes a Child Jewish?
Is it the spirit of the law or the letter of the law that counts the most?
“Your kids aren’t Jewish because...
Getting a Hebrew Name
As our booklet on baby girl naming ceremonies explains, names are the beginning of identity formation. Choosing...
Genetic Screening: Why you should consider it
When you fall in love and decide that your partner is going to be the person you want to share your life with,...
Approaching a Baby’s Bris as an Interfaith Couple
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The decision whether to have a bris is...
Infertility and Spirituality
The first time I wrote about pregnancy, my husband and I had been trying to conceive for only a few months....
International Adoption and Interfaith Families
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The Saturday before Thanksgiving is now widely recognized as National Adoption Day. In some parts...
The Blessings of Jewish Interracial Adoption
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My family tends to stand out in a crowd. Although my wife and I are both white, our fifteen-month-old...
Two Sons (One Circumcised and One Not), a Scottish Presbyterian Husband and Me (the Jewish Mother)
I hoped that I wouldn’t have a boy. A girl would be so much easier—no bris.
“But why circumcision?”...
Bris, Circumcision, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories, Pregnancy
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