Our Family’s Interfaith Break-Fast Features Bagels and Lasagna (Kveller)

Our Family’s Interfaith Break-Fast Features Bagels and Lasagna (Kveller)

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE ON KVELLER “Happy Yom Kippur!” my mom shouted on speakerphone to my fiancé and his family. “Thank you,” they said. “Mom, Yom Kippur isn’t really happy,” I explained. We were staying at my future in-laws’ Long Island home, and everyone...
How to Explain the Passover Story to Kids (PARENTS)

How to Explain the Passover Story to Kids (PARENTS)

As the Catholic half of a Judeo-Christian interfaith couple, I learned a lot about Passover from my late mother-in-law because Passover’s themes held great significance for her. As an educator and a feminist, she taught me that anyone can find relevance in this...
Living in the Moment this Christmas Eve – NY Daily News

Living in the Moment this Christmas Eve – NY Daily News

Preparations for “The Eve” spanned days when I was a kid, as they had for generations. Grandpa Tony invited everyone to his Italian pre-Christmas feast. Born into a family of 12 during the Great Depression, he couldn’t afford much. But Tony Mascolo of Coney Island...