Susan Katz Miller

LATEST ARTICLES ( 236 )

• 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

• Being Both: An Enduring Choice

  

  Today, we consider a question I often hear from religious leaders: Will interfaith families still choose "both" if our traditional religious institutions... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Brand New Bubbe: Book Review

  

  Children born into interfaith families have an intuitive understanding of the benefits and challenges of interfaith family life. But what happens when a child... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Extra, Extra! Jewish Press Talks to Interfaith Partners

  

  We have to call it big news when a generally conservative Jewish media outlet summons 10 "non-Jewish spouses" of Jews and asks them about anything. So the... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• “All of Us,”and Interfaith Families as Inspiration

  

  Filming "All of Us" in Herald Square All of my life, even before writing two books on the topic, I have worked to explain that interfaith families have expertis... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Ramadan, Passover, and Good Friday. Interfaith Families Making It Work

  

  Spring Crocus by Susan Katz Miller The crescent moon will appear this Saturday night, marking the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and... Read more

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

• In Memoriam: Sheila Gordon, Interfaith Families Leader

  

  The interfaith families community movement has lost our most important founder and leader, Sheila Gordon. Sheila was a passionate visionary. She did more than... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Spring Interfaith Holidays 2022

  

  Glorious Color quilts by my cousin, Liza Prior Lucy This post has become an annual tradition. Over more than a decade writing this interfaith blog, I have poste... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY