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The 15 Steps of the Seder (with videos!)

Return to the Guide to Passover for Interfaith Families The fifteen steps of the Passover seder are listed below....

Food, Holiday Toolbox, Jewish Holidays, Passover, Passover Rituals, Seder

Holiday Cocktail Party Menu

Happy Holidays! We love this time of year when we get to make fires and be cozy. Last Hanukkah, Erin Gleeson...

Beverage, Food, Hanukkah Food, Recipes, Vegetarian

Brisket Braised in a Homemade Japanese Barbecue Sauce

When I think of the High Holy Days in an American Ashkenazi Jewish household, perhaps the most iconic main...

Food, High Holy Days, High Holy Days Recipes, Multicultural Food, Recipes, Rosh Hashanah

Kosher in a Pinch (A Quick How-To for a Kosher Potluck)

1374 A few years ago when I was first dating my Orthodox husband, we were invited to dinner at an ultra Orthodox...

Food

Shrimp on a plate in sauce with spoon and garnish

Ignore the Shrimp on the Buffet

1178 If you’re checking your trusty Torah for kosher laws, you’ll notice that right down the page from telling...

Food

A Tale of Two Kitchens

“We’re not doing this!” Andy was visibly upset. “I won’t do it!” It was a year into our relationship and we...

Food, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Take the Fifth: How an Intermarried Woman Honors Parents

By Joy Fields We are commanded to honor our parents. The fifth commandment can present a few challenges, however,...

Extended Family, Family, Food, In-laws, Marriage

Making Challah and Conversation in Philly

By the IFF/Philadelphia Team: Robyn, Wendy and Robin Rabbi Robyn Frisch helps the group follow the steps to...

Food

Counting our Blessings on the Last Shabbat of Summer Vacation

Happy Labor Day weekend! Every year, I anticipate Labor Day weekend with both a smile and a bittersweet taste...

Food, Multicultural Food, Recipes

Why I Don’t Keep Kosher

Jillian (right) with her cousins and grandmother in Ipswich, MA. Growing up, I didn’t spend a lot of time thinking...

Food, Identity

Advice for Jewish Parents when Your Child Gets Engaged to Someone Who isn’t Jewish

As a rabbi, it’s not unusual for me to get a call from a Jewish parent whose child is engaged to someone who...

Extended Family, Family, Food, Grandparents, Parenting, Religion

Interfaith Marriage: Finding Meaning in the Journey

I went to Congregation Rodeph Shalom’s Purim celebration this year. (Or last year, by the Hebrew calendar.) The...

Food, Identity, Jewish Holidays, Other Holidays, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

A Quiet Home, a Kosher Home

1357 October 2, 2013 Rebecca’s husband and daughter Before my husband and I could get married, I...

Food, Parenting, Parenting Stories

Matzo Ball Soup: Flavoring Many Traditions

1307 March 8, 2013 Matzo ball soup is the cornerstone of my Jewish culinary culture. It takes center stage...

Food, Holiday Cooking, Passover

Reading About Food and History: 97 Orchard

1251 May 25, 2012 It’s true. I’m nearly two years late to this party. But, trust me, you’ll...

Books, Food

We did it! And so did I!

Ethan here, and the wedding is over! We made it through an absolutely amazing weekend of festivities, had a...

Food, Marriage, Newlywed

Slacker Hamantashen

Our friends at JewishBoston.com have been hard at work. Well, as “hard at work” as “slackers”...

Food, Holiday Video, Purim, Recipes

Hanukkah is Gonna Be All Right

A lot of my blogging this December is going to fall into three categories: embedding gratuitously entertaining...

Food, Hanukkah, Jewish Holidays

My Holidays!

I’ve been married to a Jewish man and celebrating Jewish holidays for over twenty years. I’ve been...

Food, High Holy Days, Identity, Marriage, Religion

Blue wall with matzoh wine and flowers on a table

To Eat or Not To Eat: Passover Food Guidelines

1313 Reprinted with permission from JewishBoston.com. Written by editorial intern Michelle Goldberg. March...

Food, Passover

Challah and Rice Cakes

293 We were already an interfaith family when my husband and I decided to adopt a baby girl from Korea....

Food

Keep the Faith; Share the Food

Dawn Kepler from Oakland, California, has run informational and support groups for interfaith couples for years....

Food, High Holy Days

Table with many dishes of food and hands reaching

Traditional Passover Foods

Return to the Guide to Passover for Interfaith Families The food we serve at the Passover meal also can tell...

Food, Holiday Cooking, Jewish Holidays, Passover, Passover Food, Seder

Passover Seders Made Simple: A Helpful Cookbook

265 A recently published Passover cookbook will help those making their first seder (ritual Passover meal),...

Books, Food

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