Wedding Series: Navigating Divorced Families
I'll never forget when a good friend realized, "So wait, your life is actually like the movie four christmases?!" Yes, yes it is. Not only did we plan an "inter-faith" Jewish/Atheist Wedding we also planned a wedding for 4 branches of family. My mom and step-dad, my dad, his mom, his dad and step-mom. That's two moms, a step mom, two dads and a step-dad. That's also: my paternal grandparents and family, my maternal grandparents (who are also divorced and remarried) and family
Wedding Series: Navigating Inter-Faith Families
Or, How to Plan a Jew"ish"/Atheist Wedding I never thought I would describe my wedding as "inter-faith" because, well, neither my Husband or I have a faith. I was raised agnostic/atheist by parents who celebrated Christmas (think Santa) and Easter (think the Bunny). My Husband grew up in the Jewish community, attending Hebrew school classes and being Bar Mitzvah'ed. His family celebrated the holidays but did not regularly attend synagogue or really practice the religion. As a
