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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We belonged to a Conservative synagogue which was friendly and supportive of interfaith couples, but my wife - who was born Catholic - decided she wanted to convert.  She met regularly with our rabbi for a year or so, and then had the formal conversion "ceremony" with the Beit Din and the mikvah.  My kids - who attended the preschool at the synagogue - also converted at the same time.  I remember being really worried when a rabbi on the panel asked my older son (who I think was 4 at the time), what his favorite holiday was.  I really thought he would answer "Christmas", which we always spend with my wife's family, but somehow he came up with Shavout, which they had just celebrated at preschool.  The rabbi seemed a little puzzled by his answer, but I breathed a big sigh of relief!  Both my kids went through the bar mitzvah process, but we are not particularly observant at this stage of our lives[/quote]

OP here - I appreciate your response!

Yeah, I feel like my kid would say something about Christmas since my family always makes a big deal about Christian holidays 😬. They are very insecure when it comes to their religion and beliefs.

We've been talking about Purim the last few weeks and Tu Bishevat seemed to be a hit. Hopefully if we decide to formalize their Jewishness we wouldn't get Santa Claus as an answer 🫣[/quote]

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