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Lynnette has worked as an actor,singer,social worker,teacher,and writer,but her favorite job so far is being a mom. You can find her musings atwww.musicalmidwesternmama.blogspot.com. She currently lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter,and is working on her first novel.

Christmas

Why December Makes Me Sad

Lynnette Li-Rappaport

Hello,December.It's that time of year here in America.A time for good tidings of comfort and joy.A time for happy family memories and meaningful traditions.But for me and my interfaith… marriage,December now comes packaged with a new tradition--an annual holiday cry (or if I'm really being honest...cries.Plural.) Now I know a lot of people cry during the holidays.The pressure of stressful travel plans and forced family gatherings is enough to make many people crack.But for the interfaith family,December is a…>> Read More

Hanukkah

For the First Time,Both Our Families Will Be Together for an Interfaith Thanksgiving

Lynnette Li-Rappaport

A few months ago my husband and I returned to the Midwest,where we both grew up,after seven years of living in Los Angeles.Out in LA,we were far away from family,which meant that we often… celebrated holidays on our own.Sure,it may sound sad,celebrating holidays alone,on the other side of the country.But there was a comfort in celebrating on our own,especially as an interfaith couple.We could observe the way we wanted,out of view of the watchful eyes of our family members--no one to…>> Read More

Interfaith

How I'll Carry on the Jewish Stories in my Interfaith Marriage

Lynnette Li-Rappaport

My husband is not the first Jewish man I've ever loved.Years before I even met him,when I was 8 or 9,I was crushing on another Jewish guy.Huddled under a blanket at night with a flashlight and… our family's picture bible,I met Joshua,whose illustrated muscly arms,kind face,and friendly beard had me turning page after page.I watched him fight the battle of Jericho,and lead his people into Canaan.He was so young to have the great task of replacing Moses as the Israelites' leader.Seriously,how do…>> Read More

Interfaith

I'm a Chinese American Married to a Jew,But Our Marriage Isn't Trendy

Lynnette Li-Rappaport

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I am often met by a "knowing look" when I (a Chinese American female) share that my husband is Jewish."Oh yeah,that's a thing," says [insert well-meaning person's name here].And you… know,according to all sorts of sources--including the New York Times--it does seem to be a thing.It appears I'm one half of a "marriage trend" that's sweeping the nation,or at least High Holiday Services.(A professor once mentioned to me that her synagogue had Asian women "sprouting up" all over the congregation.) People…>> Read More

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