Jewish Summer Camp’s X Factor
Shabbat at camp is "cool" and adds a sense of sacredness to the camp experience.
My son just returned...
Don’t Call Me a “Rent-A-Rabbi”
Recently, a good of friend of mine suggested to an interfaith couple who was looking for a rabbi for their wedding...
Nice to Meet You (and why I almost didn’t become your IFF blogger)
Jessie and her daughters
My name is Jessie and I am very excited to have my very own blog on InterfaithFamily....
This is my Story. What’s Yours?
My maternal great-grandparents standing outside of their Conservative synagogue with my grandmother and great-uncle.
My...
Meet the Stretelech
My children believe in Christmas elves. And leprechauns. They also believe that there are little elves who...
A High, a Low, and a Mitzvah
"...not just a one-time good deed or mitzvah, but part of something that our family is now making a priority...
Being Jewish and Being Human
This is a guest post by Jeremy Burton, executive director of Boston’s JCRC. After seeing his tweets about...
Thinking Like a Jew
A family member of my husband’s, whom I’ll call Devorah, recently told me that although I may have converted, “you...
Retelling
One of the main activities of Passover is the retelling of the story of Exodus. We retell the story to remember....
Purim, Revealing the Hidden
One of the themes of Purim has to do with the hidden becoming revealed. Esther hid her identity as a Jew...
Slipping and Sliding
I live in the Mid-West. I live in a place where it snows. It is a fact of life that when it snows, there will...
Saying “No” to Hebrew Day School
My kids attend a Jewish daycare/preschool program full-time, and they’ve blossomed under the Jewish instruction....
Adaptation and Flexibility for Death and Mourning Customs
My Aunt just died. She had been sick, lived to be 88, and had a wonderful marriage of 62 years. One of the sweetest...
A Christian Bar Mitzvah?
I’ve watched this video a few times and I’m still not sure how I feel about this.
Did you catch...
The Power of Prayer – Helping Children through Anxiety and Stress
I couldn’t stop thinking about Connecticut, the 26 people killed, 20 of whom were children. My children...
Bringing Hanukkah to Camp
Hanukkah’s underway, and we’re all looking for ways to keep the holiday fresh for our friends, families,...
A Christian BFF
My 4 year-old son’s BFF is a Christian boy named Connor. The two are not only inseparable; they have been...
Private Practice
I am going to admit to something that I would not normally cop to in such a public forum. I watch Private Practice. ...
My Girls Are 100% Jewish
So I’m at Thanksgiving last night with my husband’s family and religion somehow came up (does it come up as...
A Christmas Tree is always a Christmas Tree, If You Want It To Be
So I just read the post from Benjamin Maron about “When is a Christmas Tree Just a Christmas Tree?” I can say...
Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories
Shalom
Shalom. I struggled with that salutation — I’m a Jew by choice and converted 4 and a half years ago, and...
Why I’m Blogging
Hi, my name is Suzanne and as this is my first blog post I thought I would start out by introducing myself....
Coming In The Front Door
I’ve heard rabbis say that the most important part of the synagogue is not the ark where the Torah scrolls...
Parenting, Parenting Other Holidays, Parenting Stories, Young Kids
What Can I Say?
I have lead three workshops recently for religious school teachers and the same frustration came up each time....
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