Raising Needham
The Secrets of Success of an Interfaith Family
Being an interfaith family has its challenges but in the end the rewards outweigh them all.
This is the time of year that I get the most questions about life as an interfaith family. They are all good, honest questions so I never mind sharing how we do things. To be honest, when I met my husband over ten years ago our different faith backgrounds didn’t cause us to skip a beat. One reason may be that we have both experienced “the other side” so we were no strangers to each other’s holidays, traditions and culture. One of my dearest friends and neighbor growing up is Jewish and I swear I spent as much time at her Temple as I did at my church. I loved the rituals, the stories, the kind Rabbi’s who always welcomed me. And to be clear, my husband jokes that he is “Jew-ish” and I don’t pretend to be a role model for the Presbyterian …
