Secular Holidays

A mother shares her ongoing journey of learning how to protect and affirm her non-binary child.

Jewish mothers are often stereotyped as overbearing, but can sleepaway camp turn that trope on its head?

I looked forward to the lights that adorn houses and streets in celebration of the holiday, not to mention watching Christmas specials on television and getting extra days off work to be with family. However, things changed last year when my family and I joined our friends to help them decorate their Christmas tree.  

"Winterfaith" seems a much more apt description for me than "interfaith." We're not observing two religions; I was raised Jewish, and my partner was not. The winter holidays are when our "interfaith" background proves to be the most challenging.