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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi OP. My husband is an atheist Jew. I am an agnostic Christian. We (like another PP) celebrate Xmas in a secular way.

We raise our kids Jewish by:
1) teaching them Hebrew (my husband knows it)
2) sending them to Jewish preschool and now Hebrew school (they will have their bar and bat mitzvot)
3) reaffirming they are Jews, not Christians, and focusing on that very strongly as part of their identity
4) visiting Israel several times 
5) learning about and celebrating holidays (my husband doesn’t really know about them), including through the Days United subscription box (highly recommend)
6) doing Shabbat with candles, prayers, challah, etc. 
7) joining a synagogue and going for major holidays (when they were little, we would do the family Shabbat services)
8) listening to Hebrew music, especially pop music 😂
9) sending them to Jewish day camps

As I said, they do celebrate Xmas (and Easter) but do not seem at all confused about the fact that they’re Jewish. They are super proud of it and are very connected to it, in some ways more than my husband, who grew up in a super secular and nonpracticing household. [/quote]

Serious question: if you & your spouse are atheist & agnostic, why bother with any religious aspect to the kids’ upbringing?[/quote]

I’m this PP. I do believe in something so maybe I’m not precisely agnostic; I like that the kids are getting a grounding in faith. Spouse and I both think the Jewish heritage piece is incredibly important and a lot of that happens through religious events and activities. [/quote]

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