(This Mixed and Matched article was originally published in the J weekly in March 2018) My husband is Jewish and I am Catholic. We have agreed to raise our 3-year-old son as a Jew. I have seen the preschool at a local Conservative synagogue and I would really like to enroll my son. From what…
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This is a from my column, Mixed and Matched, at the J weekly. It was published October 2014 under the title, Naysayers undermine non-Jewish mom’s spiritual efforts. I am a spiritual person with my own concept of God. I am not Jewish. I am fully committed to raising my children in the faith of…
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This column is from my Mixed and Matched feature in the J weekly and was first published in November 2015. My ex-husband and I have three children (boys, 12 and 7, and a girl, 10) and were raising them Jewish before the divorce. Now my ex takes them to church when they are with…
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[Photo by Linda Burnett] This Mixed and Matched article was originally published in the J weekly in August 2017. I grew up in an interfaith family that practiced no religion. As an adult I have joined a synagogue and am trying to learn what I missed out on. I have so many questions. Is it…
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A Mixed and Matched column first published in the J weekly March of 2017. My boyfriend was raised Presbyterian and is agnostic now. I feel like a lot of Jews are agnostic and he should be comfortable in a synagogue. However, when we go to shul, I feel like the people are not as warm…
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A Mixed and Matched column from February 2017. I’m Jewish and just married a woman who grew up with no religious traditions. She celebrates the Hallmark holidays like Christmas, but doesn’t go to church. I’m an only child and my parents are totally understanding of our relationship and are open to us raising the kids…
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