Welcome to the Family: Opening the Doors to the Jewish Experience

by Lois Sussman Shenker

Welcome to the Family is a practical handbook written especially for those seeking straightforward explanations that will increase the reader’s knowledge and comfort level when interacting with Jewish people and attending Jewish events. Welcome to the Family! addresses issues surrounding intermarried families and speaks to their concerns in a warm, welcoming manner, interspersing personal family stories with basic information about the Jewish experience. Ms. Shenker writes from first hand experience as an interfaith educator, and grandmother of eight, all of whom have non-Jewish grandparents as well.

136 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Tina Rainer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for those who are not Jewish but would like to learn about it. Fast read, easy to understand, and well organized.