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[quote=Anonymous]NP here - married age 38, children at age 39, 41 and 43. I'm 5th of 6th Catholic children, husband 3rd of 4 children raised in orthodox synagogue. I went to a Jesuit college and embraced the faith more closely then due to the open-mindedness of the Jesuit approach to Catholicism. I also have a sister who had married a Jewish man many years earlier. We agreed our children should have a single path to God, and agreed that path should be Judiaism. I did not convert; we found a conservative synagogue with an amazing rabbi prior to the birth of our first who guided us through the beth din process and then my DH taking the children into the Mikveh as infants. Our DS had a very traditional brit milah on his 8th day of life at our home. Our daughters had baby-naming ceremonies with the full synagogue.

The kids went to our synagogue's nursery school and then continued into the religious school, including a 2nd day a week beginning in grade 3. We often (but not always) observe Shabbat on Friday nights, and my DH and oldest attend Saturday services more often now that she is prepping for her bat mitzvah (plus lots of her RS school friends are the b'nai mitzvah). I have mastered - and then some- all of the traditional Jewish cooking (no family recipes to work from, just my own reading and experimenting). My sisters-in-law do not cook so I often host both nights of all the holidays (not Break-Fast; my SIL is able to handle the bagels for that one).

A half-dozen years ago we started doing a little "Mommy Christmas" as I missed giving the kids a few presents and my siblings preferred to give them Christmas presents. My husband is the one that suggested adding the tree (to be honest, I find all the decorating to be a huge amount of work, but now it's more for the Jewish members of my family!!). My in-laws come to celebrate Christmas Eve with us at home. My own parents died long ago, and my siblings are not nearby, but we do see some for Christmas and Easter.

As the kids get older they have more questions and understanding about my faith. I do go to Mass, but it's not a regular thing. I do follow discussions and thoughts about the faith and my local parish.

The children have many milestone events as they go through RS, and the rhythm of the Jewish calendar brings a new holiday to observe practically every month.

The OP asked about how mothers felt about their tweens prepping for their b'nai mitzvah - it is SO much work for my DD! I am immensely proud of how hard she is working to read this foreign text (Hebrew), learn these prayers, learn the trope, the though she has been putting into her speech. Plus she is organizing a charity project! When I was 12, there is NO WAY I could have stood in front of a microphone and given an insightful, personal speech, read from ancient scrolls and SING! She asked me what I did that was comparable, and the description of my Confirmation does not even come close.

I am enormously proud of her - and I now I need to go review more party contracts, order invitations, pave the way for her getting the needed permission for the donation box sites.

Can't wait to see what our next two do when their time comes. It is really impressive and I'm very proud.

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