Finding My Place in the Preschool Jew Crew: Parenting with Interfaith Blinders
I’d like to say that my Jewish husband, Ryan, and I had a plan when we started our family—Jewish preschool for...
How I Ended Up as a Brooklyn Tour Guide for a Day
On August 3 my Uncle Jeff, my father’s brother, turned 90 years old. I received a call from my cousin in Canada,...
Family, Growing Up Interfaith, Religion, Religious Education, Synagogue
Top 5 Things to Know About Jewish Day Camp
You’re starting to think about summertime and what on earth you’re going to do with the kids for two plus months—err—we...
My Kid’s Love/Hate Relationship with Hebrew School
By Melissa Henriquez
Every Sunday morning as I practically drag my 6-year old out of bed to go to Hebrew School,...
Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories, Religious Education, Young Kids
Does Religion Dictate Where We Send our Daughter to Preschool?
I grew up in the same town where I currently reside. I remember going to high school with only a handful of...
How We Met…Our Baby
We each have our own story about when we saw, held or heard our children for the first time and we all arrived...
Our Gay, Interfaith Family’s Surprising Synagogue-Shopping Experience
By Liat Katz
“A Y A M,” She writes.
“Um, Maya, I think you wrote your name backwards,” I respond.
“Nope, it’s...
LGBTQ, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religion, Religious Education, Synagogue
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...
Teaching Jewish Values to Your Children
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February, 2006
According to the Talmud (the fourth-century rabbinic legal code), parents are required...
My Daughter Is Super Proud of Her Jewish Identity & It’s Amazing to Watch
By Lindsey Goldstein
The other day my daughter said to me, “Mommy, you’re not the most special person in this...
Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religious Education, Young Kids
How To Teach Love in an Unhappy World
Recently I had an article published on a Jewish site about a dream I had. It was a political piece, and during...
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...
Back to Synagogue
Ruthie and one of our Temple buddies during a special visit this summer in Maine
This past year was our first...
8 Reasons to Tune in Shaboom!
I have had the pleasure of watching Shaboom!, the new video series that BimBam Productions has created. InterfaithFamily/Chicago...
Sending My Daughter to Jewish Preschool Reconnected Me with My Roots
My daughter Sophie will be 3 this November. My husband Philippe and I have decided to let her start half-day...
Parenting, Parenting Stories, Parenting Toolbox, Religious Education, Young Kids
In Defense of Mother’s Day
My Mom and I on one of our many adventures
Mother’s Day is coming, in case you haven’t stepped foot in a commercial...
Baked Lemon Dill Gnocchi al Forno
Comfort food comes in many different shapes and forms. Each culture, each tradition, each household, each individual...
Does Spirituality Have to Mean God?
Last week, my son started wondering about the edge of the universe. What is at the end? Is there an end? What...
Parenting Challenges, Parenting Stories, Religious Education, Young Kids
From Generation to Generation (or why my New England children are Broncos fans)
The Fateful 2016 AFC Championship Game
Every team’s victory is another team’s defeat, and the stakes were high...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religious Education
3 Tips for Teachers During the Holidays
By Stefani Wiemann
Stefanie and her family
The holiday season is upon us. Christmas music plays in restaurants,...
Christmas, Hanukkah, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Other Holidays, Parenting Tips and Advice, Religious Education
Owning Shabbat (Part 1)
A few of the girls’ creations
This week, Ruthie came home from Sunday School with Shabbat. In a box....
Parenting, Parenting Shabbat, Parenting Stories, Religious Education
Do Today’s Women Understand What/Who Came Before Us?
Anita Hill and Letty Cottin Pogrebin. Photo by Zanefa Walsh
The first week of September I was privileged to...
God, New Parents, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Education
Jake Chooses Love and We Choose Jake
Meet Jake: He’s a student at Gateways: Access to Jewish Education. After more than two years of studying, Jake...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Religious Education, Teenagers
The Message I Wish I Heard in Hebrew School
Emily (right) with her parents and sister
I’m Emily, the summer intern at InterfaithFamily/Boston! I thought...
Family, Growing Up Interfaith, Identity, Religion, Religious Education
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