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Dawn Kepler

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Dawn Kepler leads Building Jewish Bridges, a program that embraces Bay Area interfaith families. “Mixed & Matched” offers advice for Jews in interfaith relationships and families. Send letters to [email protected].

Main sanctuary of Eldridge Street Synagogue (Photo/Wikimedia-Jason3081 CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inMixed & Matched

Are my friends giving me bad advice about conversion?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler August 28, 2020
a woman in silhouette looks toward a sunset
Posted inMixed & Matched

There is life after interfaith relationships. I didn’t marry my Jewish fiancé and it worked out OK.

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler July 28, 2020
a boy in a talit reads from the Torah while a man in a talit stands next to him
Posted inMixed & Matched

Can we raise our child Jewish without a hard commitment?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler July 7, 2020
Mayyim Hayyim, a community mikvah in Newton, Massachusetts, closed its doors to prevent coronavirus transmission. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Mayyim Hayyim)
Posted inMixed & Matched

‘I can’t finish my conversion because of Covid’

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler June 11, 2020
Reuben Friedman (right) with his father, Brad Friedman (left) and a sibling during his March 19, 2020, Zoom bar mitzvah. (Photo/Courtesy Brad Friedman)
Posted inMixed & Matched

My son’s bar mitzvah has to be postponed due to Covid-19. What should I do?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler May 12, 2020
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How do I tell people that, yes, my kids are Jewish?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler April 13, 2020
black and white image of a small church
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Is it OK for my Jewish daughter to visit a Christian Sunday school?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler March 16, 2020March 19, 2020
a generic image of a girl reading from the Torah
Posted inMixed & Matched

How do I deal with my tween’s resistance to having a bat mitzvah?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler February 19, 2020February 19, 2020
A mohel performs a circumcision during a bris (or brit milah) ceremony. (Cheskel Dovid/Wikimedia CC BY 3.0)
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Circumcision is still a volatile topic. Can the divide be bridged?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler January 28, 2020
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Advice: My Jewish boyfriend bristles at Christmas. But isn’t it just one day?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler December 3, 2019December 3, 2019

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