Love Changed My Insecurities About Religion & Cerebral Palsy
For much of my life, I found it hard to fit in. Born a triplet with Cerebral Palsy (CP), and raised in an interfaith...
Going Virtual Has Completely Changed My Relationship With Judaism
When I was first asked to write about how Jewish ritual has changed for me during these last challenging,...
Identity, Religion, Religious Education, Shabbat, Shabbat Rituals, Spirituality
Converting to Judaism and Telling My Catholic Family
Things seemed to be working out great for my wife and me as an interfaith family:...
Conversion, Family, Identity, Parenting, Relationships, Religion
Most Important Jewish Holidays Cheat Sheet
About the Hebrew Calendar and the Holidays we Celebrate
Why are Jewish holidays always changing dates?
Jewish...
Hanukkah, Holiday How To, Jewish Holidays, Jewish Holidays Toolbox, Passover, Purim, Religion, Rosh Hashanah, Simchat Torah, Tu Bishvat, Yom Kippur
What Happens to Ritual Between Marriage and Babies?
From my conversion to our Japanese and Jewish wedding to my bat mitzvah at 33, I’ve been fortunate to have celebrated...
How Do We Bring Two Faiths into Our Everyday?
Often couples of the same faith join a religious community together after getting married. As an interfaith...
Why These 5 Myths about Interfaith Families are Limiting Our Community
There’s a saying attributed to the French philosopher La Rochefoucauld. “The more things change, the more...
How I Came to Embrace My Important Role in Judaism
On Saturday, March 10th, 2018, in front of my family and community, I became a bat mitzvah at 33. The service...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Conversion, Identity, Jews of Color, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Synagogue
Jewish Greetings Cheat Sheet
Ever hear someone use Jewish greetings and aren’t sure what it means or how to respond? Happy and sad lifecycle...
Hanukkah, Holiday Toolbox, Jewish Holidays, Passover, Purim, Religion, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
Is the Jewish Community a Mean Girl?
“The organized Jewish community is nothing more than the mean girls from high school.”
What?! I think I literally...
Swipe Right for True Love
OK, I’ll come clean: I wasn’t expecting to meet my wife on Tinder.
I’m not some app-phobic, anti-technology...
Dating, Love, Relationships, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Jews Like Me
At Jewish summer camp (Camp Tawonga, to be specific), I felt a little different than the other campers. I wasn’t...
Camp, Family, Growing Up Interfaith, Identity, Professional Development, Professionals Stories, Religion
Why I Am a Unitarian
It is a sunny spring Sunday in Sacramento. As has been our custom for the last twelve years, my wife and I and...
I’m not an “Interfaith Rabbi”
“Meet Robyn,” my friend, who is Jewish, said with a smile as she introduced me to her Christian daughter-in-law....
How Two Faiths Became One Family
Zach making curried latkes for Hanukkah
I recently joined a Facebook group that InterfaithFamily started to...
Christian Jewish Wedding, God, Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings
A Tale of Two Kitchens
“We’re not doing this!” Andy was visibly upset. “I won’t do it!”
It was a year into our relationship and we...
Finding Co-Officiants: A Multi-Step Process
Our first hurdle in planning an interfaith wedding (other than the insanity of touring and booking a venue)...
Finding Shabbat When It Feels Like Shabbat is Nowhere to be Found
In a class I teach to engaged and recently married young couples, I talk about the importance of finding time...
Getting Married and Keeping Our Religions
As a Catholic teen and young adult, I never imagined I would be planning an interfaith wedding. Even though...
Christian Jewish Wedding, Ketubah, Religion, Spirituality, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Weddings
Mom: What is Your Religion?
Being from an interfaith family has influenced my life in myriad ways, most especially in my choice to focus...
Family, Growing Up Interfaith, Identity, Parenting, Religion
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
Hybrid Identity, Every Person Counts, Shifting Boundaries and Intermarriage on TV
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How Our Interfaith Ceremony Got Us Out of Writing Our Own Vows
We’ll have to practice stepping on glasses in these shoes – and we’ll keep our fingers crossed...
How Jewish Do I Need to Be…If I’m Not Actually Jewish?
I met Jeremy and Lisa at a coffee shop to plan their upcoming wedding. We had covered most of the usual pre-ceremony...
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