Susan Katz Miller

LATEST ARTICLES ( 243 )

• Book Review: Darius the Great is Not Okay

  

  We need to listen to the voices of kids from all sorts of interfaith families, not just Jewish and Christian families. Darius the Great is Not Okay, by Adib... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Halloween in an Interfaith Families Community

  

  Halloween is the quintessential interfaith holiday, with both pagan and Christian roots, and an enthusiastic following among Jews. When I was growing up, no... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Interfaith Family Journal. Wait, What Is It Again?

  

  So I recently ran into a friend at a party who asked me, "Didn't you publish a calendar or something this year? Based on your first book?" I tried to be very... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Sukkoth in an Interfaith Families Community

  

  (This essay is adapted from a post from 2013). The three great agricultural festivals in Judaism-Sukkoth, Passover, and Shavuot-tie us to our ancient origins,... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Book Review: Dessert First

  

  We need people from interfaith families to write a whole list of books-on love, birth, coming of age, aging together-written from diverse religious, spiritual... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Where Do We Go? Interfaith Families, Fall Decisions

  

  The Interfaith Family Journal The kids are back in school. The Jewish High Holidays are fast approaching. Are you joining a synagogue? A church? A... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• New! Online Interfaith Couples Workshop

  

  Photo: StephanieWilliamsImages For years now I have led interfaith family workshops for specific groups (including rabbis, and Unitarian-Universalist religious... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Happy 10th, Being Both Blog!

  

  Photo Susan Katz Miller Happy birthday dear blog! It has now been a decade since I created this virtual space for interfaith families. Over ten years, I have... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Bird and Rapinoe: A #GenInterfaith Love Story

  

  For years, I used to get excited whenever I discovered any celebrity or author or artist raised in an interfaith family. I grew up feeling like an outsider as a... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Heading to UUAGA, and Wild Goose

  

  In the coming weeks, I am excited about visiting two states new for me as a speaker: Washington state, and North Carolina. First up is the Unitarian... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Interfaith Family Journal, for Everyone

  

  A rabbi, a Baptist minister married to a Hindu, a Unitarian Universalist Muslim, and a Sikh and Muslim interfaith kid all...recommend a book. (Because not... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Interfaith Family Journal: Why You Need Two

  

  The Interfaith Family Journal is available now. And as with any book launch, there's a lot going on: I look forward to speaking in the coming weeks in DC,... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Year of the Beet: A New (Vegan) Passover Chapter

  

  Seder plate by Martha Legg Katz This week is all about making plans to honor the Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, Buddhist, and atheist connections in my extende... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Passover and Good Friday, 2019

  

  Photo, Susan Katz Miller In both Christianity and Judaism, the dates for the major spring holidays are guided by an intricate dance of the moon and the sun-the... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• It’s Here! The Interfaith Family Journal

  

  This week, The Interfaith Family Journal arrived. It is a slim but powerfully inspirational workbook with a jewel-toned cover and pages just waiting to be fille... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Interfaith Families, Worldwide

  

  My daughter, Maracaipe, Pernambuco, Brasil. Question: Are interfaith families an American thing? Who reads this blog? Who reads my books? How do the the joys an... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Advance Praise for The Interfaith Family Journal

  

  Advance praise for The Interfaith Family Journal comes from people of diverse ages, diverse cultures, and diverse religions, including a rabbi, a Unitarian... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Spring 2019 Interfaith Connections

  This post has become an annual tradition! In ten years of writing this interfaith blog, I have posted multiple essays on many of the spring Jewish and... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Interfaith Family Journal: It Takes a Village

  

  The publication date for The Interfaith Family Journal is less than a month away! On March 15th, you can hold in your hands an interactive book designed to... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Interfaith Family Journal: The Video

  The video book trailer for The Interfaith Family Journal features enthusiastic praise, gorgeous cover art, and great indie music by Ladle Fight. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2019 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY