Susan Katz Miller is the author of The Interfaith Family Journal and Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family. Find her @susankatzmiller.
Susan Katz Miller
By Susan Katz Miller
-
Opinion Not all Jews hate Christmas. In fact, many of us celebrate it
Editor’s note: The letter below comments on the original headline of Jodi Rudoren’s Nov. 19 “Looking Forward” column. That headline was changed shortly after publication, unrelated to this letter. To the editor: It is not easy being part of a religious minority in the United States, a country with European settler colonial origins and a…
-
Opinion What Do Interfaith Families Want From Rabbis?
In the most recent round of wrestling over interfaith marriage, we have heard from rabbis, academics and community leaders. As someone in the middle generation of a three-generation interfaith family, one founded in 1960 when my Jewish father married my Protestant mother, I thought it might be useful to weigh in. In doing so, I…
-
Opinion 4 Reasons We Should Stop Calling People ‘Intermarried’
The term “intermarriage” is confusing, vague, archaic and, well, creepy. It’s time for Jewish communities to move away from using this language when writing or talking about families. As the child of interfaith parents, and as the parent of grown interfaith children, and as someone who works full-time on interfaith family issues, I can give…
Most Popular
- 1
News Scoop: Internal Project Esther documents describe conspiracy of Jewish ‘masterminds’ seeking to dismantle Western values
- 2
Opinion We’re watching Israel self-destruct — at the hands of its own leaders and citizens
- 3
Culture In ‘Wicked,’ the power of propaganda takes center stage
- 4
Opinion Why I resigned as chairman of Amnesty Israel
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Jewish ace Max Fried signs record-breaking contract with the New York Yankees
-
Film & TV An inspiring documentary shows the power of Black-Jewish unity
-
Fast Forward Vandals graffiti San Francisco Hillel with slogan evoking ancient battle between Muslims and Jews
-
News How a Jewish neighborhood in liberal Los Angeles became a stronghold for Trump
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism