Up Close: Sarah & Carl Chen

By Kveller

Are you raising your kid(s) with one religion, both religions, or somewhere in between?

When deciding what religion we would raise our children, we struck a funny bargain. It was never up for negotiation for Sarah not to raise Jewish children, but Carl’s heritage mattered, too. As a proud Michigander, Carl grew up with tons of ethnic and religious diversity. He consented as a non-Jew to fully participate in raising Jewish children as long as:

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