Learning to Think Ahead about Holidays
One of the biggest challenges for me as an interfaith spouse and parent has been learning to think ahead about...
Surviving Our First High Holy Days as Brand New Parents
I have always loved Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. They were among the few Jewish holidays I remember celebrating...
Babies, High Holy Days, High Holy Days for Parents, New Parents
My New Year’s Resolution: Improvement Not Perfection
A lesson on caring for our world before a park cleanup made me realize I wasn’t doing all I could to fulfill...
Introducing Your Family to the High Holidays
Courtney’s children with their grandparents
It’s usually around Halloween when that old familiar feeling...
How to Teach and Reach: Children from Interfaith Families in Hebrew School
Many people want to be welcoming but don’t necessarily know exactly how to provide the welcoming learning environment...
Unplugging, Part 2
Two months ago, I declared my resolution to unplug with you on this blog. I told you I’d let you know how it...
Transgression, Repentance and Forgiveness on the Tennis Court
Sammy, on a happier day, after winning his first tennis tournament
I had no intention of writing two posts on...
High Holy Days for Parents, Parenting Stories, Parenting Successes
Guide: Celebrating High Holy Days with Kids and Family: Public Schools and the High Holy Days
Return to the Guide to the High Holy Days
Public Schools and the High Holy Days
One of the High Holy Days decisions...
High Holy Days, High Holy Days for Parents, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Young Kids
Turtle Rock, Sammy Spider, and the Word: High Holiday Books for Kids
Like clockwork, fall arrives in New England each year, bringing with it beautiful foliage, a dramatic drop in...
Our Feelings About the High Holy Days Rub Off on Our Children
My earliest High Holy Day memory goes back to about age seven. It was the night before Yom Kippur and my parents...
I Wish Cokie and Steve Roberts Were In Our Camp
Cokie Roberts, who I love as an ABC News commentator, and her husband Steve Roberts, have published a new “interfaith...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Growing Up Interfaith, High Holy Days for Parents, Parenting Rosh Hashanah, Parenting Stories
Apples and Chocolate
The year my oldest daughter turned 4 was a pivotal one for our family–it was our first time celebrating...
Rosh Hashanah Party for the New Year
This year my family will celebrate Rosh Hashanah in the same way we have for the past four years since moving...
Tips to Engage Your Family in the New Jewish Year
“Dad, I have my first big test in Biology next Thursday.”
“Next Thursday?”
“Yep.”
“Sorry,...
High Holiday Children’s Books for Interfaith Families
My children love books. They love everything about them–the pictures, the stories, the lessons taught...
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