Please, Just Call My Son Jewish
Earlier this month my family hosted some of the Israeli staff from my son’s summer camp before they went to...
Choosing Love and Family at a B’nei Mitzvah
I’ve been to a lot of bar and bat mitzvahs in my life, but I’ve never been so deeply moved as I was on a recent...
Singing Songs at an Interfaith Bedtime
Reading “The Bedtime Sh’ma” with Laurel at bedtime.
At bedtime recently, 5-year-old Laurel...
Her Tune, Her Way: Reflections on our First Year of Sunday School
Driving home from school the other day, Ruthie began singing “Ma Tovu” to herself in the back seat. She repeated...
Nothing to Fear, Much to Gain from a Community of Interfaith Families
Recently, the membership director at my synagogue asked me if I would reach out to a young woman who was the...
My Interfaith Kids Are Going to Jewish Summer Camp
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June 8, 2015
This article was reprinted with permission from The Forward
The Seesaw was an advice...
Planning for a First Shavuot
Despite being part of a Jewish family for the past decade, I have never celebrated Shavuot. After the excitement...
Parenting, Parenting Other Holidays, Parenting Stories, Shavuot
Make Shabbat the New Family Dinner
Several months ago, I read Jennifer Senior’s All Joy No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood. Senior’s book...
Choosing an Identity For Our Children, and Watching Them Choose it Themselves
Emily’s 19-person seder brought enjoyment to a gathering of 19 friends and family
Recently, my older daughter...
Walk The Talk: Parenting as a Role Model
My kid taught me a good lesson today. I was pulling out of our driveway as the usual flood of people were walking...
Ma Nishtanah: Why are Jewishly Engaged Interfaith Families Different from Other Jewish Families?
There are times in life when we’re in the zone. We’re so involved in performing or participating in an activity...
Jewish Holidays, Parenting, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Passover
This Passover Let Your Creativity Go Wild
This post originally appeared on Jane’s Interfaith and Jewish blog.
If you or your Jewish partner is...
Jewish Holidays, Parenting, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Passover
Should We Raise Our Child Jewish, Christian, Both or Nothing?
This article was reprinted with permission from The Forward
The Seesaw is a new kind of advice column in which...
Raising Strong Girls, Telling the Purim (and Passover) Stories
Before I had daughters, I had a pretty clear idea of how I wanted to raise them. I had been raised with...
Parenting, Parenting Other Holidays, Parenting Stories, Purim
Should Religious School Be On Saturday?
This blog post arose after a conversation about the challenges for interfaith families in which one parent is...
God and The Tooth Fairy
My 7-year-old lost another tooth last night. Since we have been through many of these over the last couple of...
I Don’t Want To Be Jewish Anymore
This article was reprinted with permission from The Forward
The Seesaw is a new kind of advice column in...
Jewish Education Can’t be Optional
For four years, we tried a day school education for our son. For the first two years, it worked. The secular...
Does Interfaith Mean Anything at Age 6?
The other day, Ruthie and I were talking about one of her favorite topics—her cousins. She ticked off each one’s...
Finding Common Ground When You Have Different Backgrounds
Often couples come from different backgrounds and it can be difficult to find common ground. But usually, if...
We tried Hebrew school. It didn’t work.
There has been a lot of discussion in my Interfaith home this holiday season, but not about what you would think....
Parenting, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories, Religious Education
Your Teen is in an Interfaith Relationship–Some Things to Think About
Over winter break, an Jewish friend who is married to someone Jewish told me that her son was no longer dating...
A New Year’s Resolution – Talk More (and Listen too!)
A very, very Happy New Year, everyone. Hopefully your New Year’s Eve comes on the heels of a lovely holiday...
A Hanukkah Giving Ritual Takes the Competition Out of The Season
Years ago, I struggled with how I was going to do Hanukkah in our home. Christmas was already set. We visit...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Parenting Hanukkah
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