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Converting to Judaism and Telling My Catholic Family

By Joe Grasso

Things seemed to be working out great for my wife and me as an interfaith family:...

Conversion, Family, Identity, Parenting, Relationships, Religion

How to Cook Online with Friends and Family

By Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

I recently heard someone refer to the early days of spring 2020 as the “banana bread phase” of the pandemic....

Grandparent Advice, Grandparents, Holiday Cooking, Parenting, Relationships

A Jewish Ukrainian Catholic Family’s Pandemic Bris

By Renata Breytman Kersus

An interfaith brit milah (bris) in a pandemic… sounds doable, right? Except for...

Babies, Baby Planning, Birth Ceremony, Bris, Jewish Catholic Relationships, Parenting, Parenting Stories

6 Activities for Tu Bishvat with Kids

By Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

Tu Bishvat is sometimes called the Jewish Earth Day or the Birthday of the Trees. This family-friendly holiday...

Books, Holiday How To, Parenting, Parenting Other Holidays, Tu Bishvat

As Our World Implodes, I Bake Challah

By Anna Keller

Last week I had 6 dollars and 97 cents in my checking account. And I’m not so worried. To me, money isn’t...

Parenting, Parenting Stories

Eight Nights of Giving: Kids Edition

By Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

While December is the season when kids get excited about presents, it’s also a perfect time to teach them the...

Hanukkah, Parenting, Parenting Hanukkah

Our Hanukkah Fight Wasn’t Really About What We Teach Our Kids

By Anna Keller

I took a seat at my computer while the girls were doing crafts in the kitchen and the baby was toddling around...

Hanukkah, Parenting, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories, Relationship Challenges, Relationships

What The Jewish New Year Looks Like In Brooklyn

By Anna Keller

While my family passed those first few lonely months in quarantine together in Brooklyn, the pandemic’s...

High Holy Days, High Holy Days for Parents, Parenting, Parenting Stories

This Mom of an Interracial, Dual-Faith Family Has the Advice & Support We Need

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

Rorri Geller-Mohamed, LCSW, is a family therapist and parent coach who specializes in working with multiracial...

Identity, Parenting, Parenting Tips & Advice, Race, Young Kids

Quarantined in Brooklyn, Surrounded by Faith

By Anna Keller

I dress for Whole Foods like someone dressing for war, or like someone with an acute fear of dying. Maybe I’m...

Parenting, Parenting Stories

My Daughter’s Best Friend is the Best Gift

By Anna Keller

I grew up 1.6 miles away from my Grandma Rosie in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. We lived in Midwood, and...

Grandparents, Parenting, Parenting Stories

Truth: Motherhood is Lonely

By Anna Keller

When Helen was born, she was the first and I feared I would never leave the house again. I remember Adrian leaving...

Babies, Parenting, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories

I Started Doing Shabbat and I Can’t Stop

By Anna Keller

My apartment has become a secret cave of imagination. Sometimes it is the park where Peppa Pig plays with her...

Parenting, Parenting Shabbat, Parenting Stories, Shabbat

Finding My Place in the Preschool Jew Crew: Parenting with Interfaith Blinders

By Emily Silberman

I’d like to say that my Jewish husband, Ryan, and I had a plan when we started our family—Jewish preschool for...

Parenting, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories, Religious Education

How Will We Answer Their More-Than-Four Questions?

By Anna Keller

Passover used to be my favorite holiday. I suppose it still is although, now that I have an interfaith family,...

Parenting, Passover

I Want My Kids to Feel “Jewish Enough”

By Anna Keller

How did this happen? How did almost three-and-a-half years go by? Wasn’t I just in the delivery room waiting...

Parenting, Parenting Stories

Motherhood: Am I Doing it Right?

By Anna Keller

I’m not sure how I’m doing as a mother. I mean, all self-criticism aside, I’m trying to take a step back, have...

Parenting, Parenting Stories

How Will Our Kids Understand the Past?

By Anna Keller

In the fifth grade, after I got thrown out of Yeshiva (a Jewish school), I went to a private school in Brooklyn...

Holocaust, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religious Education

Hanukkah Feels Different This Year

By Sarah Rizzo

In this time of news stories that cover the prevalence of anti-Semitism, we as Jews respond with sadness, tinged...

Anti Semitism, Hanukkah, Parenting

Can We Be Happier Parents?

By Lindsey Silken

Author KJ Dell’Antonia with her daughter. Photo credit: Jessica Lahey I didn’t read any parenting books...

Camp, Parenting, Parenting Stories

How to Be a Kosher Vegan in an Interfaith Family

By Anna Keller

Almost two months ago I became a vegan. It’s a long story. I saw some crazy movies about meat and dairy, I...

Parenting, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories

Shabbat (with Kids) Cheat Sheet

By Rabbi Jillian Cameron

If you’re new to Judaism or looking to learn how to share more Jewish practices with your family, Shabbat is...

Jewish Holidays, Parenting, Parenting Shabbat, Shabbat

I Was the Loca Lady at My Baby’s Naming

By Anna Keller

Photo By Lizzy Sullivan I never thought that I would be the crazy lady in synagogue. You know the one: She sits...

Israel, Parenting, Parenting Stories

Helen Fell on Her Head and I Prayed to Jesus, Sort of

By Anna Keller

Helen fell on her head. In case I didn’t think I deserved the “worst mother award” before, I pretty much bolted...

Parenting, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

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