by IFFP Administrative Director | Feb 2, 2021 | Blog
A Reflection by Rabbi Debbie Reichmann It is strange to talk about the New Year for Trees, Tu B’shvat the traditional celebration of early Spring, during a snowstorm. The holiday’s original purpose was to demarcate one year’s crop from the next for tithing purposes....
by IFFP Administrative Director | Jan 12, 2021 | Blog
By IFFP Graduate and COA Teacher Jared McGrath Happy New Year and Welcome Back to Gathering. Welcome to our guests, friends and family. In reflection of our 25th anniversary, the Epiphany and the New Year, I’d like to share a perspective on “Why We...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Jan 8, 2021 | News
Dear IFFP Community, We would like to add to the many statements made today by organizations about yesterday’s horrific attack on the US Capitol. We hope that all of your loved ones are safe and were not in harm’s way during yesterday’s events. Processing this...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Dec 14, 2020 | Blog
By IFFP Member David Quigley I am David Quigley. I am (obviously) the Jewish half of the Quigley marriage. My wife Angela and I joined IFFP in 2001 –ish. Our daughter Hannah is 16 and a Coming Of Age grad and our son Elliot is in fourth grade. I have to admit, I...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Nov 6, 2020 | Blog
Despite the pandemic, we were married on May 30, 2020 on our original wedding date. Reverend Julia and Cantor Manovich stood masked beside us as we stood under our wedding chuppah. Although we postponed our wedding celebrations, we were ready to be married after 6...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Oct 12, 2020 | Blog
by IFFP Member Dr. Dan Griffin October 4th is St. Francis’ feast day. You can tell when you pass a church and see a line of cats & dogs (and their humans) waiting to get inside. When many people think of St. Francis, they think of the brownish garden statue of the...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Sep 3, 2020 | Blog
By IFFP Member David Bigge This month’s blog post asks a direct question: how do we cultivate joy in dark or difficult times? Our religious traditions, of course, primarily link joy with faith. As Paul writes in Philippians chapter 4, verse 4:...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Jul 29, 2020 | Blog
A Reflection from Rabbi Debbie July 22nd is the start of the Hebrew month of Av. This month includes one of the lowest points of the Jewish calendar year and one of the highest. Describing it as a rollercoaster seems more apt this year than most.Av starts with 9 days...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Jul 6, 2020 | Blog
By Daviana Marcus Being interfaith is confusing. How does a person believe equally in two different systems of beliefs, much less two different systems of belief that inherently contradict each other? Christianity believes in the Holy Trinity– that God is three...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Jun 7, 2020 | News
The Interfaith Families Project of Greater Washington, DC condemns the deaths of Black victims at the hands of police and others. We mourn the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, and all the other people—the names we know and the many names we...
