Raising Lexington
Raising Lexington: An Interfaith Family's Secrets of Success
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 more than 10 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 Rabbis 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 …
Kate Hornstein
3:07 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Hi Audra--Nice article! My family is quite similar to yours as well (and hi Susan!) We have a chapter of Interfaith Community here in Cambridge for interfaith families and couples who want to more about both Judaism and Christianity and are interested in exposing their children to both religions. You can check us out at www.interfaithcommunity.org/boston more ›