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Why We Decided To Test with JScreen

J and I married four months ago and we are not ready for a child.  Even though J and I are not having children now, we felt that we could still be prepared by doing genetic testing. I actually did my test through  JScreen before our wedding. I won my test through the Jewish parenting website … Continue reading →
The sunrise and new start reminds me of the new start Yom Kippur gives us

Yom Kippur

I had a whole post written about this year's Yom Kippur experience -- how I assumed it would go. Spoiler alert: it was rough. I went to Kol Nidre services. Then I went to work where I had the hardest Yom Kippur of my life since I was, you know, actually working and not eating or drinking. Broke … Continue reading →

Interfaith Conversation

  When I had lunch with a clergy spouse, it lead to an interfaith conversation. I can't say I agreed with his feelings, but I understood them. New England is a weird place to move to. Especially if you move to a place that's kind of far from a big city. J and I are lucky -- we've … Continue reading →

People Forget We’re Interfaith

We had an exciting time this weekend since it was our first wedding as married people! Plus we got a side trip to the aquarium! It's meant I've been spending a lot of time with my Jewish side. While I love them I think sometimes they forget we're an interfaith couple. In the past, I would have … Continue reading →

Rosh Hashanah

I very much enjoy Jewish holidays. It actually pains me that my life my fall is my busiest time at work AND not everyone has it off which means if I take it off I continually have this conversation: Where were you? It was Rosh Hashanah. Oh, you're Jewish? No, my partner is. So why do you … Continue reading →