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She and I sat next to one another on a small wooden bench outside of the

They kept telling me that once we got through the terrible summer, the “summer of yuck” as we called it, that I would find light, happiness and health. They tried to reassure me, as we checked each week of chemo off the calendar, that I was one step closer to relief, to a happy ending, to life after cancer. They promised – everyone promised – that I’d feel better, that I’d resume work and parenting and everything in between, and that I’d be able to put cancer far behind me and move on.

Our aim is not to mix or blend, but to honor and respect both religions.

But we must recall the innate human dignity of every person, every prisoner, and recognize their need for healing, too.

How does an interfaith couple raising Jewish children create meaningful rituals that honor both partners’ heritage? This is a question that I asked myself when I became a parent and when I founded the Love & Tradition Institute.

I was, and remain, confident that my connection to Judaism is strong enough to share with my husband who is not Jewish and our future children.

People often assume that as Jews continue to intermarry, observance will decline. But that’s an incredibly pessimistic view. 

I hope that all couples I work with, especially interfaith couples, will be empowered to make Jewish rituals and practices their own.

We welcome your submissions on Jewish interfaith connections, in honor of Interfaith Family month.

Sukkot invites us to live more fully present lives.