Our Living Stories: Celebrating a Year of Interfaith Family Journeys
This past year, our interfaith community’s theme was “Our Living Stories.” Together, we embarked on a storytelling journey. Our biblical... Read more.
Rabbi Debbie’s Supplemental Haggadah Readings for Passover 2024
Passover this year feels different from previous years. The world is in great turmoil; tensions are high and tempers are frayed. As you gather around your Seder... Read more.
Dilemmas or Delights? : Interfaith December Holiday Stories
By: Rabbi Debbie Reichmann and Reverend Samantha Gonzalez-Block It’s that time of the year again when interfaith families try to balance their celebrations of... Read more.
An Interfaith Prayer for Peace
We write to you with heavy hearts as the violence in Israel and Gaza continues. As we, and the world, watch these events unfold, we do not need to do so passively.... Read more.
From Vows to Voices: Navigating Gender Dynamics in Ancient Texts and Modern Realities
Exploring the intricate interplay of agency and restraint within vows, this piece delves into gender dynamics in ancient texts and modern society, drawing parallels... Read more.
The Language of Humanity: Embracing the Gift of Torah on Shavuot
Rabbi Debbie Reichmann explores the many meanings of the Jewish Holy Day of Shavuot, which commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.... Read more.
Remembering the Heroes on Yom Hashoah
by Rabbi Debbie Reichmann This year, Yom Hashoah, aka Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day falls on April 18. I have been honoring this Yom Hashoah for as long... Read more.
How to Talk About Passover & Easter – A Model Dialogue
This is a model dialogue between IFFP's Rabbi and Reverend. It illustrates how people from different religious traditions can discuss the Spring holidays of Easter... Read more.
Rabbi’s Statement on Holocaust Day 2023
Holocaust Remembrance day is here, and I find myself reflecting on the following question: Is it “Never Again,” or is it “Will we never learn?” Today (January... Read more.
Love, Forgiveness, and Tacos – A Jewish & Christian Dialogue
Each year IFFP hosts interfaith High Holy Days services, starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur. You might ask, “what makes a service “interfaith?”... Read more.
