How To Pick Dates For Events That Don’t Conflict with Jewish Holidays
Choosing a Date: Where to Start
If you’re wondering how to pick a wedding date for your Jewish interfaith...
Planning a Virtual Baby Naming: An Expanded Guest List and Too Much Zabar’s
It’s funny looking back on my third pregnancy and thinking about the confidence my husband and I had...
My Jewish-American, Mexican-Catholic Daughter Speaks with a British Accent…and It’s All My Fault
There have been a few changes in our home life since Adrian and I welcomed our newest edition, Alma, to the...
Brit Bat: Birth Ceremonies for Girls
Available in on-screen reading friendly (PDF) and printer-friendly, downloadable (PDF) versions.
For more booklets,...
Babies, Baby Naming, Baby Planning, Birth Ceremony, Booklets
We Made Our Bris Inclusive. Here’s How.
At just nine weeks pregnant, my doctor ran a blood test and we waited on the results, full of anticipation....
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
Now What?
You just spent several hours or days in the hospital giving birth to your child or, in our case, several months...
Our Son’s Naming Ceremony
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April, 2001
Being pregnant was an overwhelming joy. As first time parents, Eric and I took the requisite...
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
I Was the Only Jewish Kid on the Block & Worry My Kid Will Be, Too
Growing up in a small, rural town in northern New Jersey in the ’80s, I never had perfect attendance in school....
A Surprise Announcement (aka a Love Story)
Once upon a time, Amy, a divorced Jewish girl from Jersey, met Matt, a divorced Irish Catholic boy from Philly,...
Baby Naming, Birth Ceremony, Birth Stories, Co-Parenting, Growing Up Interfaith, Parenting Stories
Yes, My Kid Is Jewish Even Though His Name Doesn’t Sound Like It
He’s not even 3 months old, but already three people have commented on my newborn’s name: “That’s not very...
The Ghosts of My Grandmothers or How We Named Our Newborn
Some people believe that when a child is born the angel of death and the angel of mercy stand in the room side...
Traditions of a Jewish Baby Naming
Lifecycle events can feel like giant OMG moments, but we’re here to help! InterfaithFamily has partnered...
The Great Cross-Cultural Interfaith Baby Name Divide
Deciding upon a name for your child can be one of the most fun and most stressful experiences parents-to-be...
How Two Baby Naming Ceremonies Helped a Jew-By-Choice Come to Terms With Her Catholic Parents
I am a Jew-by-choice. I always felt drawn to Judaism and it was no surprise to anyone when I started dating...
Baby Naming, Baby Planning, Birth Ceremony, Conversion, Family, Grandparents, New Parents, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories, Pregnancy Stories
What to Do When the Baby Arrives: Tips for Inclusive Naming Ceremonies
The birth of a child opens up a whole array of religious decisions. Will you have a religious ceremony to mark...
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