by IFFP Staff | May 14, 2020 | Blog
Blessing of the Interfaith Babies Reposted with permission from Susan Katz Miller’s Blog “Being Both.” As IFFP prepares to bless our babies virtually this year, a fond and meaningful look back . Read more at https://onbeingboth.wordpress.com/...
by IFFP Staff | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog
David Bigge April 6, 2020 When I attended Hebrew School as a child, there were two possible answers when the teacher called our names while taking attendance. We could say “ani po,” which literally means “I am here.” Or we could say “hineini,” which is an old...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog
by John Mills We’ve all been in some form of lockdown for several weeks now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The mildest way to describe our current situation is that it’s a very weird time. It feels like the answer to an impossible hypothetical. “What would you do if...
by Debbie Reichmann | Mar 18, 2020 | News
March 18, 2020 In these times of uncertainty and uneasiness Rabbi Debbie Reichmann offers the community a Prayer for Peace and Comfort. Source of Healing,May those afflicted with illnessMay those suffering from fearMay those overwhelmed with their burdensFind respite...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Mar 2, 2020 | Blog
There’s no place like home. Home sweet home. Home is where the heart is. Home is where you hang your hat. We know from someplace deep in our gut that home is a place of warmth, safety, love, and belonging. Last week, as the IFFP community began preparing for...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog
Ron M. Landsman February 2, 2020 Lincoln delivered his Second Inaugural Address, in Washington, D.C., on March 4th, 1865. I would like to quote it: “On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Jan 2, 2020 | Blog
By IFFP Board Chair Suzanne Isaacs After I met and married my husband and we decided to be an interfaith family, I struggled. Not with balancing the two religions (although it is tricky evenly splitting the gifts for Hanukkah and Christmas so one holiday doesn’t end...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Dec 3, 2019 | Blog
by IFFP member Susan Priester, 2014 “Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house”, The Menorah’s still dripping and the dreidels are out. The stockings are draped near the candles with care, The smell of fried latkes in our clothes, in our hair. All...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Nov 4, 2019 | Blog
By David Kovacs This month’s blog post comes from David Kovacs, director of the film “Leaps of Faiths” and founding member of The Interfaith Family School in Chicago, a sister-community of IFFP. 25 years ago – around the time when IFFP started — my wife Patty...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Oct 11, 2019 | Blog
By IFFP Member Jimmy Mrose The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35) “Then Peter approaching asked Jesus, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times...
