by Debbie Reichmann | Oct 22, 2022 | Blog, News
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?” It means we curate a safe space for families from multiple faith traditions to...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Sep 5, 2022 | Blog, News
Dear IFFP community, On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am writing to offer a warm welcome to the 2022 – 2023 year. September always feels like a new beginning, the start of the academic school year and requisite crisp notebooks and...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Aug 15, 2022 | Blog, News
To our dear IFFP community: We are writing to joyfully share this year’s theme……What is Love? We live in an increasingly polarized time, where it can be difficult to be in real relationship with one another. As we have seen, the deep divisions in our world can yield...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Jul 12, 2022 | Blog, News
May the One who blessed our ancestors… Give us the courage to face each new day, Lend us the strength to stay the course of righteousness, Support us in working for noble causes, Show us the progress we have made, Teach us how to persevere, Hold us accountable, Love...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Jun 3, 2021 | Blog
by Ben & Jenna Slutsker Each winter IFFP hosts our annual Interfaith Couples Workshop series. We ask each couple to reflect on the experience and share what they’ve learned, and how they’ve continued to grow on their journey. Why did you decide to take...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Jun 13, 2022 | News
New members to the Interfaith (Jewish-Christian) community get their first 6 months free! When Covid-19 forced the Interfaith Families Project (IFFP) online in 2020, we opened our figurative doors to families outside the Greater Washington DC area. In 2021, we...
by Debbie Reichmann | Jun 10, 2022 | Blog
I am a fan of baseball. Not just of one team – although my heart breaks for the Nationals on an almost daily basis – I am a fan of the game. In high school, I had the responsibility to keep the official book (that’s the big ledger on which you record the game in...
by IFFP Administrative Director | May 26, 2022 | Blog
Dear IFFP Family: Like each of you, our hearts break at the news of yet another mass shooting just yesterday. From a supermarket in upstate New York to a church in southern California, to now an elementary school in Texas, you may be feeling a range of emotions:...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Apr 14, 2022 | Blog
Holy Pauses: An Invitation for Intentional Reflection, Discussion, and Action during Holy Week Dear IFFP Community, Blessings to you this Holy Week! This year, I am happy to offer creative opportunities for all of us to engage in during this important time on the...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog
by IFFP Member Cheryl Leanza Although many rightly focus on Black history during Black History Month in February, the IFFP Racial Justice Tikkun Olam Group went on an outing recently in April to visit the Josiah Henson Museum & Park, a new park...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog
By Rabbi Debbie Reichmann What is the message of Purim? As with most things, most stories, and most Jewish holidays there are many messages and lessons we can pull from the Book of Esther. But, this year I can only see one. It is our duty to fight tyranny....
