Susan Katz Miller

LATEST ARTICLES ( 243 )

• My Parliament of the World’s Religions

  

  Tibetan Buddhist monks make a sand mandalaIndigenous people getting ready for the opening processionFor four days last week, I was immersed in an extraordinary... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Subset of Millennials from Interfaith Families, Part II

  Yesterday, I published a first response from colleagues Sheila Gordon and Ben Arenstein to a survey of millennials from interfaith families who applied to... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Report on Millennials from Interfaith Families Who Apply to Birthright

  

  Sheila Gordon, President of Interfaith CommunityYesterday, researchers from Brandeis University released a report on millennials who grew up in interfaith... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Book Review: David Gregory’s How’s Your Faith?

  

  David Gregory and I are both children of Jewish fathers and Christian mothers, both of us raised Jewish. We both married mainline Protestants. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Rabbis in Interfaith Relationships: A Personal Response

  

  As an interfaith child, an interfaith partner, and a parent of two grown interfaith children, I celebrate the announcement this week that Reconstructionist... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Network of Interfaith Family Groups: How to Create New Communities

  

  The days get shorter, the school year begins, and the Jewish High Holy Days start this week. Are you looking for the joyful company, the wise counsel, the lovin... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• O Rabbi! My Rabbi! Rabbi Harold White, Interfaith Pioneer (1932-2015)

  

  When I was in my twenties and thirties, I did not expect to ever want or need a rabbi in my life again. After years of defending my Jewish identity as the... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Interfaith Families, 2015

  

  (Each year, I adapt this post with new links to upcoming High Holiday services for interfaith families.–SKM) Shofar blast! The Days of Awe (the Jewish High... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Interfaith Education For Every Child

  

  In Being Both, I document the idea that interfaith children benefit from interfaith education. Learning about more than one religion from a young age yields... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Another Form of Interfaith: A Christian From a Jewish Family

  

  Jewish identities are diverse. Christian identities are diverse. And, interfaith identities are diverse. I often write about the idea that every child, no matte... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Jason Segel: Growing Up Interfaith, Then and Now

  

  This week, on his “WTF” podcast, comedian Marc Maron conducts a long and thoughtful interview with actor and screenwriter Jason Segel (Freaks and Geeks, How I... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Deep Christian Roots, Interfaith Family Journey

  

  Callaway Kleiner family photo.Today, we feature an essay from interfaith parent Erika Callaway Kleiner, MDiv. One persistent myth is that interfaith parents... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Interfaith Millennials: A Pagan and Atheist Couple

  

  Today, we feature a guest post by writer Camille Mellin, on her perspective as a Pagan married to an atheist. You can follow Camille on twitter @Camille_Mellin. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Immersion: Interfaith Families and Unitarian Universalism

  

  Dramatic arrival in Portland for the UUA General AssemblyTechnically, I am not a Unitarian-Universalist (UU), but I spend a lot of time interacting with and... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Rabbi Celebrates Second Bar Mitzvah with Interfaith Community

  

  Rabbi Harold White @stephaniewilliamsimagesTwo rabbis, two cantors, a minister, a Catholic priest, a gospel choir, a klezmer band, and an interfaith families... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• New Pew Data on Interfaith Marriage. And Coming Soon, on Interfaith Identities

  

  For as long as I have been writing about interfaith families, for decades now, it has been hard to get good data on the overall increase in interfaith marriage... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Being Both Vs. Jews For Jesus

  

  Let me be very clear. Raising interfaith children with interfaith education is not the same as being part of the Christian movement known as Jews for Jesus. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Growing Interfaith Family Communities: Atlanta and Beyond

  

  Not a melting pot, but a mosaic…Last week, we launched the Network of Interfaith Families Groups (NIFG), a facebook group to help families who are celebrating... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Launch! The Network of Interfaith Family Groups (NIFG)

  

  Today, I’m excited to announce the launch of the Network of Interfaith Family Groups (NIFG, prounounced “niff-gee”). This network will help interfaith families... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Interfaith Families, The Today Show, The Back Story

  

  A week before Easter and Passover, out of the blue, I got an email from a Today Show producer. She was interested in putting together a segment on interfaith... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY