Interfaithing: Why families can embrace two faiths under one roof

Join Ari and Anna as they unpack and explore one of the most popular myths of interfaith family life, that teaching children both religions will confuse them and won't give them a strong faith foundation.

Spoiler alert: The kids will be alright.

Topics addressed include:

1. How some interfaith families call interfaith dialogue dinner at their kitchen table;
2. Do interfaith kids have to choose one faith tradition over another?
3. To learn is to challenge yourself and to stop learning is to take things for granted;
4. The wisdom of potty training;

and much more!!!

This episode includes stories from Rabbi Debbie Reichmann & Reverend Samantha Gonzalez-Block of the Interfaith Families Project (IFFP) of Washington DC (www.iffp.org) and Kate & Mariel Schneider of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC .

Stay tuned for PART 2 of this episode next week!

Ari and Anna continue their conversation regarding the myth that interfaith families create a new religion (aka "a 3rd way") by mixing Judaism and Christianity together.

Topics addressed include:

1. The importance for interfaith families of finding communities that work for them;
2. Do interfaith families have to choose one religion over another?
3. When an Episcopalian chaplain tells a Hasidic Jewish patient she is married to a Member of the Tribe;
4. The history of matrilineal descent in the Jewish tradition;
5. The value of humility

and much more!!!

This episode includes an introduction to author and Interfaith families advocate Susan Katz Miller. Check out her work on behalf of interfaith families via the links below:

• The Interfaith Family Journal (2019)
• Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family
• Website susankatzmiller.com
• Twitter @susankatzmiller
• Blog onbeingboth.com

We'll also hear another story from Kate and Mariel Schneider of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC. We were introduced to Kate and Mariel in Myth #1 (Part 1): Judaism and Christianity Don't Mix.

Join Ari and Anna as they unpack and explore the myth that interfaith families create a new religion (aka "a 3rd way") by mixing Judaism and Christianity together.

Topics addressed include:

1. The difference between creating a welcoming atmosphere and a comfortable atmosphere for your partner and their family as they experience your faith tradition;
2. Do you need to not take your religion so seriously to make an interfaith relationship work?
3. Is a Jewish baptism kosher?
4. The signficance of doing communion with RC Cola and moonpie;

and much more!!!

This episode includes stories from and Benjamin Segal of the Interfaith Community (IFC) of New York (www.interfaithcommunity.org) and Yvette Cam of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC.

Stay tuned for PART 2 of this episode next week!

Ari and Anna continue their conversation on the myth that Judaism and Christianity just don't mix and thus cannot be embraced under the same roof. Like in Part 1, particular attention will be paid to the challenges faced by Jewish and Christian clergy alike (i.e. rabbis, cantors, ministers, and priests) in addressing the needs of interfaith families who want to engage with both traditions.

Topics addressed include:

1. Finding clergy who will not "fudge" their traditions;
2. How embracing the values of paradox and humility can help clergy embrace interfaith families;
3. The practical needs of faith communities to welcome interfaith families;
4. The meaning of "Shabbat" in the Jewish legal tradition, the meaning of "Circling the Wagons" in Christian history, and much more!!!

This episode includes stories from Kate DeAngeles of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC and Benjamin Segal of the Interfaith Community (IFC) of New York (www.interfaithcommunity.org).

Join Ari and Anna as they unpack and explore the myth that Judaism and Christianity just don't mix and thus cannot be embraced under the same roof. Particular attention will be paid to the challenges faced by Jewish and Christian clergy alike (i.e. rabbis, cantors, ministers, and priests) in addressing the needs of interfaith families who want to engage with both traditions.

Topics addressed include:

1. Can Jesus Christ be recited underneath a chuppah (i.e. a Jewish wedding canopy) during an interfaith wedding?
2. Are clergy willing to go against their ordination vows to support interfaith couples and families?
3. Can a Jew find an authentic connection to the story of Easter?
4. How interfaith families weave their faith traditions like a friendship bracelet;

and much more!!!

This episode includes stories from Kate & Mariel Schneider of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC and Rabbi Debbie Reichmann & Reverend Samantha Gonzalez-Block of the Interfaith Families Project (IFFP) of Washington DC (www.iffp.org).

Stay tuned for PART 2 of this episode next week!

Get to know co-hosts Anna and Ari as they share the origin stories of their interest in "interfaithing," in helping families embrace two faiths under the same roof.

Topics include (among others):

• the value of interfaith dialogue
• the role of conversion in Christianity
• the importance of Jewish continuity
• the significance of proximity between Union Theological Seminary (UTS) and the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in New York
• a brief outline of interfaith communities in New York, Washington DC, and Chicago
• and lessons gleaned from rain falling in Israel.

Check out what we have in store for the inaugural season of Interfaithing: Why families can embrace two faiths under one roof