Susan Katz Miller

LATEST ARTICLES ( 243 )

• Three Questions About “Nobody Wants This”

  

  Dozens of writers, including every expert on interfaith families that I know (and yes, I think I know all of them) have now weighed in on the hit rom com "Nobod... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2024 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Kamala Harris Brings Interfaith Families to the Stage

  

  As an interfaith kid, and an interfaith activist, I was thrilled to see my friend and colleague Tahil Sharma take the stage to give a benediction at the end of... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2024 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Accepting Rabbinical Students with Interfaith Partners. Why It’s Not Enough.

  

  As a lifelong Reform Jew, with eminent Reform rabbis in my family tree, of course I was glad today to see the Reform rabbinical school announce that they will... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2024 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Being Both, Still Going Strong

  

  From time to time, I take a look at how "being both" interfaith families are being viewed by Jewish institutions. My point is that multiple religious practice i... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2024 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Interfaith Family Journal, 5th Anniversary

  

  This week, I am celebrating the 5th anniversary of the publication of The Interfaith Family Journal. I am so proud of this little workbook. There is no other... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2024 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Being Both: 2023 Highlights

  

  In 2023, after years of pandemic torpor, I somehow emerged into renewed energy and inspiration. So, drumroll, here are the top five Being Both 2023 highlights:... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Audiobook Publication Day!

  

  I began today walking my dog across a field of fallen leaves rimed with sparkling frost. My camera could not seem to catch the multicolored light, even when I... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2023 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Got More Than One Religion? What Do We Call That?

  The first three episodes in my new educational video series "Got More Than One Religion?" each run less than two minutes by design, in order to stay short and... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2023 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 8 Ways to a Peaceful December in Interfaith Families

  

  We have reached December, the last month of the fourth year of the pandemic, in the midst of an excruciating war in Israel and Gaza . And whether you feel like... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2023 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Reflection: A Decade of Being Both

  

  Ten years ago today, Beacon Press published Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family. I have devoted the past decade to helping families to... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2023 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A New Year, a New Website

  

  During these pandemic years, I did not feel very productive. Some people wrote novels, baked bread, started new careers. I did a lot of jigsaw puzzles, and a lo... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2023 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Being Both, the Audiobook: Kickstarter Campaign!

  

  Next month marks the tenth anniversary of the publication of Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family. Over the past decade, I believe this... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2023 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Got More Than One Religion? New Resources for Educators!

  

  Exciting news! Today I'm announcing the kickoff of a new project to create resources on multiple religious practice, for educators. And I just posted on... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2023 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Book Review: Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret

  

  Why am I reviewing a book that came out more than 50 years ago? Because the long-awaited movie finally opens next week. As much as I loved this book in 1970 fo... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2023 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A To-Do List

  

  This week, there is cause for celebration in the interfaith family world. Hebrew College, a non-denominational rabbinical school outside Boston, has decided to... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2023 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Template: Interfaith Coming of Age Or B-Mitzvah

  

  Families celebrating more than one religion can, and do, design interfaith coming of age celebrations for their children. These ceremonies sometimes start... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2023 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hanukkah AND Christmas Books For Interfaith Children

  Once upon a time, December holiday books for children focused on either Christmas, or Hanukkah. Now, many children grow up in Jewish families celebrating... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 8 Ways to a Peaceful December in Interfaith Families

  

  We have reached December, the last month of the third year of the pandemic. And whether you feel like you are in the mood for dancing or not, December means tha... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Dance of Hanukkah and Christmas: 8 Tips for 2022

  

  The solar Gregorian calendar determines the timing of Christian holidays, while both the sun and moon guide the Jewish calendar. As a result, each year... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Gift of Love in December

  

  My parents balanced December in a way that always made me wonder why people would ask how they “handled it” or what they did about the “December dilemma.” Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY