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[quote=Anonymous]Please think about being Jewish as more than a bar mitzvah. That's not the beginning or end of their Jewish life.

A lot of this depends on what "kind" of Jew the father is and how that changes after kids. Does he just do holiday? Which ones? Does he keep kosher or did he ever (even if he doesn't now, if he grew up with is, he may react when you offer the kid cheese on a burger). Did he grow up going to family events at shul? As I got older I grew away from that so dh didn't know my involvement, but not that we have kids we are at all kinds of night and weekend events. He didn't grow up with that (even though he is jewish) so it took him a while to enj oy it.

Talk through a year of Judaism together. Will you bring the kids to Christmas and how will you explain it? Will you keep Kosher for passover, and what does that mean for dinner with your family if easter and passover coinside. Will the kids take off from school for rosh hashana? Will you?

Talk through the whole lifetime...bris, Hebrew school, bat mitzvah, dating, youth groups, weddings...

If you're not comfortable with these conversations or the outcomes, this marriage isn't for you. It's ok if you're not ok with it, but be very honest with yourself. MarrI age and kids and merging families is HARD. It's much easier when you're on the same page with basic core values and structures.

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