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How My Interfaith Marriage Improves My Own Catholic Faith

This Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. Lent is a season of repentance in preparing...

Grandparents, Hindu Jewish Wedding, Relationships, Religion, Yom Kippur

How to Discuss Anti-Semitism with Youths

Q: I am about to have Jewish grandchildren, and I am terrified! Don’t get me wrong; we love our son-in-law....

Anti Semitism, Grandparents, Young Kids

What Moved Me in the New Year

I hope your Jewish holidays this year were good. Despite all of the bad news in the world, my holidays were...

Grandparents, Identity, Pop Culture, Simchat Torah

Advice: My Daughter Is Bringing Home A Boyfriend Who Is Not Jewish For Rosh Hashanah

Q: Recently, our twenty year old daughter called from college to announce that she is bringing home her...

Dating, Grandparents, In-laws, Relationships

Broken Line

385 July, 2004 We are blessed with a loving relationship with our two sons. When our younger son met the...

Grandparents, Relationships

Grandparents: The Hidden Link in Interfaith Marriages

859 April, 2002 Grandparents are the hidden link to raising Jewish children in an interfaith marriage....

Grandparents

The Conversations We Should be Having

…with Grandparents with Grandchildren of Interfaith Marriages In my travels to congregations and Jewish organizations...

Family, Grandparents, Marriage, Relationships, Religion

What (I Hope) My Interfaith Marriage Taught My Parents

I’ve been married for 14 years and with my husband who is not Jewish for 16. I’ve always wanted to believe...

Extended Family, Grandparents, Parenting Stories

Thoughts on Being a Bubbie

931 January, 2006 When I was growing up in the Jewish corner of the East Bronx more than half a century...

Divorce, Grandparents

A Jewish Grandmother and Her Catholic Grandchildren: A Love Story

For the past eight-and-a-half years, I’ve been the rabbi of Temple Menorah Keneseth Chai (TMKC). It’s a small...

Family, Grandparents

Using My Words

I type this while holding a squirmy, feverish 3-month-old in my lap. Shh, shh, shh, I tell him. It’s OK,...

Babies, Grandparents, Parenting Stories

A Thank-You Note to My Mother-In-Law

My mother-in-law’s email about Christmas gifts for her was simple: “Have composed an extensive ‘Wish...

Grandparents, In-laws, Motherhood, Parenting Christmas

Gratitude, Love and Life

Helen Rose “No Limits” Being stuck in a car for three hours with my mother, Adrian (my significant...

Extended Family, Family, Grandparents, Parenting Toolbox

Why I Officiated My Grandfather’s Funeral (Even Though I’m Not a Rabbi)

Sometimes it’s nice to have others make minor decisions for me. I’m happy when my wife decides what we’re...

Death & Mourning, Death & Mourning Stories, Family, Funeral, Grandparents, Jewish Mourning Rituals

You Got That from Me—and My Mother

Leigh & her mom circa 1976 After belting out an energetic rendition of “The Bare Necessities” recently,...

Grandparents, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting Stories

My Mom and Her Hanukkah Angels

Friends lighting the menorah at Mychal’s family’s Hanukkah party circa 1986 When I was growing up,...

Christmas, Family, Grandparents, Hanukkah, Hanukkah Rituals, Parenting Hanukkah

One Thing We Can’t Control

Rabbi Malka (right) with her grandmother, Harriet My Grandma Harriet died a few weeks ago, at the age of 95....

Death, Death & Mourning, Grandparents, Mourning

This Mother’s Day Let’s Honor Grandmothers of Jewish Kids Who Aren’t Themselves Jewish

There are usually two types of Jewish blogs written in connection with Mother’s Day: 1. Those that focus on...

Extended Family, Family, Grandparents

Stop Worrying About Your Future Grandchildren That Aren’t

1389 April 13, 2015 This article was reprinted with permission from The Forward The Seesaw was a new...

Grandparents

Being a Jewish Grandparent at Christmas Time

441 December 18, 2014 Being a Jewish grandparent of an interfaith grandchild is a tricky business. Some...

Christmas, Grandparents

Don’t let the Weather Fool You, It’s Time to Think Camp

Registration for many Jewish overnight camps began in Oct. Don't wait until the spring to sign-up your camper. While...

Family, Grandparents

A Walk in the Woods, A Conversation About Life and Death, A Moment of Connection

A nurse log in the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska. I have a talkative family. Mostly, our everyday...

Grandparents, In-laws, Motherhood, Parenting Christmas

This is Strength

My grandmother. Photo by Cory Silken My grandmother was a force to be reckoned with. Smart as a whip and made...

Death, Death & Mourning, Grandparents, Mourning

Parents Who Aren’t Jewish Raising Jewish Children

Between the announcement that Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky are expecting a baby and an interfaith xoJane...

Grandparents, In-laws, Relationships

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