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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I guess another way to ask is do you have regret when the child reaches bar mitzvah or are you 100% in on the decision?  Did you ever doubt the decision at any point along the way?  Do they ever question why you are taking them to classes and teaching something but you don't have the same beliefs?  When they are younger, do they wonder if you are teaching them this faith and it is right for them, why you don't convert?[/quote]

OP, are you the mom? Are you practicing?

Jewish or Christian, doesn't the faith of the children usually follow mom's faith?  As a mother I would not want that separation between my faith and tradition and my children's faith training and traditions.

If you are asking these questions, it sounds as if you have connections to your faith and faith traditions and are not on board with raising your hypothetical children in another faith.[/quote]

I am heading towards marriage and I really would like to hear what it is like for Christian moms that are raising jewish kids.  [/quote]

21:55 here.  My kids are 19 and 17 now, fwiw.

In my view, Christian parents should not be expected to raise children in the Jewish faith, or vice-versa.  The parent who wants the children to be raised in his/her faith should be responsible for that.  It is not reasonable to expect a mother who is not Jewish to raise Jewish children.  It just isn't.

If your Jewish fiance is not committed to doing the work (and it is work) required to raise Jewish children, then as a Christian, you should not be expected to do so yourself.

If you both value raising your children in an organized religion, then whoever is willing to take the lead and ensure that it is done day to day, week to week, year to year, should take charge, and raise the children in his or her religion.  In my anecdotal experience, that person is usually the mother.

My .02.[/quote]

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