by IFFP Administrative Director | Dec 9, 2021 | Blog
As we move forward into this holiday season, with Advent, Hanukkah, Christmas, and other meaningful celebrations coming up soon, we are each encouraged to reflect upon how we can be beacons of light in the wintry darkness; how we can bring hope, peace, joy, and...
by Debbie Reichmann | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog
By Rabbi Debbie Reichmann It’s election season. Banners and flags and signs dotting the landscape. Ads on the television (and social media) lauding the qualities of the candidates. American Democracy in action. It’s election season. Property is defaced, neighbors draw...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Oct 5, 2021 | Blog
By IFFP Member Cheryl Leanza Photo by Dulcey Lima on Unsplash In recent years, IFFP has had occasion to reflect on Indigenous People’s Day, which occurs on the day many know as Columbus Day. IFFP’s racial justice group has encouraged the...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Aug 1, 2021 | Blog
This month we are doing a special Q&A interview with our (mostly) new Rabbi, Debbie Reichmann, and our (really) new Reverend, Samantha Gonzalez-Block. They’ll answer five of your most important questions, like what brought them to IFFP, how they work with...
by IFFP Administrative Director | Jul 7, 2021 | Blog
By Rabbi Debbie Reichmann When I was in middle school (maybe high school, I really don’t remember), I learned in either Tanach class or Rabbinics (yes, I went to Jewish Day School) the following verse from Exodus: “If a person shall dig open a pit, or dig a pit and...
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...
