Becoming a Jewish Parent: How to Explore Spirituality and Tradition with Your Children

How do you talk to your kids about God?Raising Jewish children in today's secular culture poses unique and serious challenges. How do you instill a positive, vital sense of identity, religion, and heritage without turning off your kids or overwhelming them? How do you explain what it means to be Jewish if you are ambivalent about it yourself? And perhaps most important, how do parents who have little or no formal religious training themselves pass on rich, multilayered traditions that may have been missing from their own childhood experiences? Filled with delightful and inspiring anecdotes, thoughtful information about the history, holidays, and traditions that shape Judaism, as well as a useful glossary and thorough reference section, Becoming a Jewish Parent offers guidance on such topics as:Using ritual to make space for feelingTalking about God when we have our doubtsIncorporating girls into what has been a primarily male traditionBecoming part of a community that supports your idealsBecoming a Jewish Parent is the book to turn to at every phase of your family's spiritual quest.