by IFFP Program Coordinator | Apr 16, 2019 | News
Make sure to join us this Sunday at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, 1901 E. Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20852 at 10:00 am for our annual Easter celebration. We will have a service, followed by an Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake/Matzah Brei Breakfast. We look...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog
by Veronica Davis We were introduced by a mutual friend in December 2014. Our friend was amazed we had not met before, because we were both attending the same events in the urban planning industry, members of the same DC United Fan Club, and were both really into...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Mar 4, 2019 | Blog
By Rebecca Weiss I’ve never been a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. In fact, my husband Dan will tell you, I actively resist making them. Have you made some New Year’s resolutions this past January? How’re they working out? Have you stuck to your...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog
From Dovetail December 1999 By Lance Flitter When it comes to Jewish-Christian relations, Jesus tends to be the main stumbling block. This is true in a marriage between a Jew and a Christian as well. Like many Jews, I had, and still have to some degree, uncomfortable...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Jan 9, 2019 | Blog
The most profound lesson I’ve learned from having children is that being a parent entails giving up expectations I didn’t know I had. We want the best for our children, but it’s as we—not they—define “the best.” When Dan Griffin and I were asked to lead a recent adult...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Dec 5, 2018 | Blog
By Chelsea Wilkinson and Aaron Lutkowitz What was planning your interfaith wedding ceremony like? Was it hard/easy/fun? We really enjoyed writing our interfaith ceremony. Rev. Julia provided insight and example templates, Rabbi Rain suggested some things to make the...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Nov 7, 2018 | Blog
(these words were inspired by a long-time friend’s son, Thomas Corocan, who works for Bend the Arc- Jewish social Justice group) I’m heartbroken that 11 Jews who names we just hear were shot during Shabbat prayer this past week in Pittsburgh. I’m...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog
Who married you? Were you married by clergy from more than one tradition? What was that like? We were were fortunate to be married by Rabbi Rain and Reverend Julia! Both were extremely open to celebrating both of our traditions, and had the knowledge to support us in...
by Rabbi Rain Zohav | Aug 31, 2018 | Blog
First we hear the Shofar Blown: Tekiah, Shevarim, Teru’ah, Tekiah Ge’Dolah It is customary to hear the shofar blown the whole month of Elul, the month leading up to Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. And I have a story from the Ba’al Shem Tov to share about how this can...
by IFFP Program Coordinator | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog
Good morning, yom tov, My name is Jill Bernstein, I am Christian, I was raised in the Catholic faith. This is my 18thYom Kippur where I’ve had a significant Jewish influence in my life, namely my dear husband Josh. When I started going to Yom Kippur services many...
