The Religious Identity of an Interfaith Home is a Journey, Not a Destination
Up until recently, I thought the hardest part of navigating life as an interfaith family was determining the...
The Kids’ Table
Passover is my favorite Jewish holiday because it is mostly about storytelling. Every year, my family sits...
Parenting, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Young Kids
Our Gay, Interfaith Family’s Surprising Synagogue-Shopping Experience
“A Y A M,” She writes.
“Um, Maya, I think you wrote your name backwards,” I respond.
“Nope, it’s just in Hebrew,”...
LGBTQ, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religion, Religious Education, Synagogue
Loss and Gain
The doctor calls Adrian and me saying, “Congratulations! You’re pregnant!” Adrian hugs me and we lift Helen...
Babies, Parenting Stories, Pregnancy Loss, Pregnancy Stories
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...
Having a Yahrzeit For My Lutheran Dad
I formally converted to Judaism one month after I lost my father and two weeks before getting married.
I hadn’t...
Starting Religious School and Keeping Promises
In my previous blog post, I wrote about why choosing love did not mean choosing conversion for me; but for...
Celebrating a Holiday That’s Not My Own
It’s Valentine’s Day and I’m sitting in my car at 8 a.m. listening to a Jack Kornfield meditation talk called...
Make the Most of this Valentine’s Day
I have not posted here in a little while. In part, because the business of life has caught up with me, and,...
Please Stop Asking if My Daughter’s Boyfriend Is Jewish
My 22-year-old daughter is seriously involved with a wonderful guy. He’s smart, funny, kind, and they just...
Dating, Identity, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Relationships
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,...
What You Can Do Now for Your Future Baby
Photo by Cory Silken
Four months ago, I gave birth to a baby girl. After a long labor and unexpected C-section,...
My Daughter Is Super Proud of Her Jewish Identity & It’s Amazing to Watch
The other day my daughter said to me, “Mommy, you’re not the most special person in this family.” It was a pointed...
Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religious Education, Young Kids
The Miracle of Light
This interfaith holiday season has been trickier than I thought. If there is a lot of planning, cooking and...
Parenting Challenges, Parenting Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories
To Tree or Not To Tree
The dual holiday extravaganza this season is more work than I thought it would be. But, it’s important for...
Extended Family, Hanukkah Rituals, Holiday Toolbox, Parenting Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories
Celebrating Holidays in a Post-Election December
I don’t know how to celebrate the holidays this year, with an election outcome that’s rocked the nation and...
Gratitude, Love and Life
Helen Rose “No Limits”
Being stuck in a car for three hours with my mother, Adrian (my significant...
The Gift Of An Inclusive and Welcoming Community
I met my friend Tracie at an interfaith moms event at my synagogue. She was friendly, and we bonded over her...
Hope For the Future
By Sam Goodman
We are sitting in the aftermath of a riveting, polarizing election. It has been all too easy...
A Mother’s Jewish Guilt
Helen Rose in her Hand Made Birthday Dress from her Abuelita in Mexico
I burned myself last week. Right after...
Things Toddlers Say At Services
With the drama of the High Holidays receding into the past, I find myself thinking about the charms and challenges...
What I Learned From My Son’s Hindu-Jewish Relationship
This is the story of how a Jewish couple added to and became part of our changing America. But more important,...
Family, Hindu Jewish Wedding, Love, Parenting Stories, Relationships
My Husband: The Jewish Parent (Who Isn’t Jewish)
The email had arrived a week before I was to travel to Houston to speak to a congregation about interfaith marriage...
How to Pray with Two Faiths
Our family has had a hard few weeks. Every day we open the news to a different headline about hatred and anger....
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