My Sweet Southern Reunion
I went to a small Episcopalian school in the heart of the South. It was a very homogeneous Protestant community...
When Cousins Think They’re Too Cool to Be Jewish
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May 4, 2015
This article was reprinted with permission from The Forward.
The Seesaw was a popular...
A Roze(nsky) By Any Other Name
A collection of wedding photos from Jordyn’s family.
In 2011, TheKnot.com surveyed almost 20,000 newlywed...
Michael Douglas Speaks Out on Anti-Semitism
Have you or a loved one ever had the experience of overhearing or being told something point blank that was...
Embracing Our Differences
The following is a sermon I gave at Saint Elisabeth’s Church in Glencoe, Illinois, on February 22.
Rev. Daphne...
Blessings, Clergy, God, Identity, Professional Development, Professionals, Religion
Time to Junk Jewish Jargon?
You’re at a social or family gathering when someone starts throwing around a bunch of Jewish gobblygook you...
Three Terms I Hope Not to Hear in the New Year
As the new year approaches, I’ve been thinking back over the past year—particularly about certain terms I’ve...
Advocacy, Clergy, Identity, Professional Development, Religion
Peoplehood: It’s the Reason my Family is Jewish
The Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education (CJPE) is a resource and catalyst for developing education about...
10 Months for 2
Jillian (center) during her days as a counselor at Eisner camp, with her campers
The need to belong is part...
Five Observations
Below are five observations from working with interfaith families that may get our hearts racing and hopefully...
Clergy, Culture, Identity, Professional Development, Religion
An Inclusive Holiday Wish
My Facebook feed tends to get filled with rabbis and other Jewish professionals’ lives. This is the circle I...
Expectations, Acceptance, and Fantasy Football
“My Happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.” –...
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...
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
How I Chose Judaism for My Interfaith Family
Family tradition: Jillian (top) with her sister and mother on her grandfather’s boat in Ipswich, MA after...
Jewish Genes: Are They in Our DNA or in Our Stories?
Where are you from? It seems an innocent enough question. But as our families become more and more diverse,...
Jewish Genetic Diseases: Interfaith Doesn’t Equal Immunity
Thanks to various Jewish ad campaigns and informational events, I know the big, scary Jewish genetics statistic:...
Wanted: Members
The Chancellor of the Conservative Movement’s Jewish Theological Seminary wrote a recent article which appeared...
My Name is Shannon, and I’m a Jew
My internship with the Jewish United Federation and InterfaithFamily has put me in religious Jewish settings...
Wade in the Water at Mayyim Hayyim
Well, I went to the water one day to pray.
And my soul got happy and I stayed all day.
[Don’t you know...
Own Your Judaism
Sometimes Jews who don’t live their lives by the rubrics of Jewish law feel inauthentic in their identity or...
Identity, Ketubah, Officiant, Religion, Spirituality, Wedding Ritual
What I’ve Learned from Growing Up in an Interfaith Family
Shannon (right) with IFF/Chicago staff: Jennifer Falkenholm & Rabbi Ari Moffic
My name is Shannon and I...
My Jewish Wedding, My Formal Jewish Education
This week, I was asked by a co-worker about my Bar Mitzvah. She is part of a team that is putting together a...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Lilith: The Quintessential Jewish Outsider
Artwork by Phil Blank
I went to an edgy opera recently called, Lilith the Night Demon in One Lewd Act. Lilith...
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