Growing up as a girl in downstate New York, I never really thought about anti-Semitism, what it was and how it could infect a population. I, like many others, read The Diary of Anne Frank, and felt indignation over the
Pesach (Passover in English) is about freedom, myth-making, Jewish identity and cultural history—plus family and food. It’s like Thanksgiving, only Jewish. Even Jews who don’t celebrate any of the other holidays of the year tend to celebrate Pesach.
This is
I will never forget the conversation I had with a rabbi soon after I made the decision to convert to Judaism. I served him and his wife breakfast in the restaurant where I then worked. Don’t ask me how we
Sam and Mary had an appointment with the rabbi. Their daughter, Rachel, was scheduled to become a Bat Mitzvah in less than a year. Mary was nervous. Sam did all the talking.
“With all due respect, rabbi,” Sam began, “we
Can you raise a Jewish child in a home with only one Jewish parent? Could this child become bar or bat mitzvah? If I officiated as the rabbi, would I be giving approval to mixed marriages, eliminating
Your first conversation with a prospective officiant is your “interview,” and it’s your main opportunity to discern whether or not this person is a good fit.
Here are some questions you may want to ask:
Jewish holidays begin in the evening, and this year the first night of Hanukkah is also Christmas Eve—an occurrence that has only happened four times (!) in the last 100 years. From a religious perspective, your family may pick and
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