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Let Us Now Praise Famous Mensches: Celebrating Interfaith Marriage

This morning I put a cross into a drawer. It was a cradle cross that Leacock Presbyterian Church gave my parents...

Family, Identity, Relationships, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Interfaith Marriage: Finding Meaning in the Journey

I went to Congregation Rodeph Shalom’s Purim celebration this year. (Or last year, by the Hebrew calendar.) The...

Food, Identity, Jewish Holidays, Other Holidays, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Let Us Build a City: Interfaith Weddings as an Act of Translation

Shannon practiced saying “Shanah tovah” during the week leading up to Rosh Hashanah. “How do you say that thing?”...

Extended Family, In-laws, Officiant, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Naming Our Fears: When Have We Asked Too Much?

A Muslim man greeted me with “As-salamu alaykum” on Rosh Hashanah morning. Having seen the kufi-style yarmulke...

Anti Semitism, Conversion, Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Universal Values, Jewish Expressions: Finding Common Ground in an Interfaith Marriage

When I became Jewish, I began seeing homeless people. I was not unaware of the homeless before I converted to...

Conversion, Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Navigating the Narrow Places: Interfaith Arguments

When Shannon and I fight, I assume the worst. We’re going to break up. We’ll never speak again. We’ll be torn...

Conversion, Relationship Challenges, Relationships, Wedding Stories

The New Jew & the Irish Girl Plan a Wedding

“I think I’m converting to Judaism.” I said it quietly, without making eye contact, as Shannon walked...

Conversion, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Blessing

In Hebrew, a blessing is a Brachah. We say a Brachah before we light Shabbat candles, and before we eat or...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Christmas, Dating, Engagement, Hanukkah, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Introduction and December, Y’all!

Shalom, y’all! I’m Warren, and I’m going to be contributing to the Parenting blog here at InterfaithFamily....

Jewish Holidays, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Dueling December Ditties

As many of you know, all the best Christmas songs were written by Jews. But what about Hanukkah songs? Many...

Pop Culture, Wedding Stories

Blog Post #2: Taking Notes at Other Weddings…..

Last weekend, Erik and I celebrated the wedding of our friends Raul and Sarah, another interfaith couple (Raul...

Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Video 12: working on the marriage not just the wedding

It’s been awhile since we last vlogged and there’s good reason for it. Yes, Arel and I are now officially...

Marriage Tips, Relationship Challenges, Wedding Stories, Weddings

In Response to an Anti-Interfaith Voice

The holiday season is rife with analyses of interfaith families that celebrate both Christmas and Chanukah,...

Dating, Engagement, Love, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Who are we? Arel and Yolanda introduce themselves

Hi everyone! Check out me (Yolanda) and my fiance Arel as we introduce ourselves via our first vlog (video blog)...

Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Happy and Proud

People who know me know that I am rarely satisfied. When something really positive happens, I am usually immediately...

Marriage, Newlywed, Wedding Planning, Wedding Stories, Weddings

A new identity, or, what is in a name, a Seder and an Easter egg?

Hi friends, Mia here…Ethan is at a meeting and our cat Daisy is curled up next to me. This rare quiet...

Easter, Identity, Passover, Relationships, Seder, Wedding Stories, Weddings

House, MD

How did I miss this when it originally aired? I was watching a backlog of House episodes, when I came to the...

Baby Planning, Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Fusion Cuisine Preserves Culture

I love Bryant Terry. I bought his cookbook, Vegan Soul Kitchen, and it helped me restore my energy for cooking...

Jewish Holidays, Passover, Wedding Stories, Weddings

And the Real Work Begins

Our wedding is right around the corner. We’ve done the leg work: the venue, the DJ, the invites, the catering,...

Relationships, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

My Own Shabbat

Christmas, Hannukah, New Year’s, Rai’s first birthday, Alx’s mom’s birthday, my brother’s...

Jewish Holidays, Shabbat, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Fishy Logic

I get a lot out of the investigative journalism that Shemarya Rosenberg provides for free to the Jewish community,...

Christmas, Hanukkah, Jewish Holidays, LGBTQ, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Let us introduce ourselves!

It dawned on me this afternoon as I was finally able to log into the blog as an author for the first time that...

Wedding Planning, Wedding Stories, Weddings

The Final Countdown

Hello everyone… I guess the final countdown can officially begin! We’re in the final week before...

Wedding Stories, Weddings

Shower during Passover

Since my last post was about Passover anxiety (at least last year’s Passover anxiety), I thought this...

Extended Family, In-laws, Jewish Holidays, Passover, Wedding Stories, Weddings

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