Jewish Mommas

Any Jewish mamas in Austin Texas we are considering moving, but it’s very important for me to continue to be around Jewish people🙏🏼❤️

Hi Everyone! I’d love to hear your thoughts and advice on something that’s been on my mind. I’m Jewish, and my partner isn’t—he was raised Christian but no longer practices. We’re expecting a baby boy this year (so exciting!), and we’ve decided to raise him Jewish. That said, my husband still loves celebrating Christmas, and I’m totally fine with us incorporating that tradition into our lives. However, his parents are devout Christians and attend church religiously. Out of respect for them, I’ve attended services in the past only for major holidays like Easter and Christmas, but now that we’re having a child, I’m wondering how it might impact him. I worry it could be confusing for our son to grow up experiencing both synagogue/Jewish holidays and occasional church services with his grandparents. My husband doesn’t think it’ll be an issue, but I’m feeling a bit torn. While I don’t prefer going to church myself, I’ve always wanted to honor my in-laws’ traditions because they’re wonderful people, and family harmony is important to me. Am I overthinking this? Has anyone else navigated mixed religious traditions in their family? How do you balance respect for others’ beliefs while staying true to your own? Would love to hear your experiences!

Hi all, My husband and I are pretty torn about circumcising our newborn. He is Jewish and I'm not (which challenges our kids status as Jewish for some denominations), but we're raising our kids Jewish and it's really important to us that they grow up with a sense of Jewish identity. Any families here who decided not to circumcise? Would you be open to sharing your experiences? Thanks so much!

Hi guys! So…my fiancé mentioned today that he wants to baptize the baby. He’s never mentioned it until now and has been almost…against any type of religious involvement or anything having to do with religion. He’s been okay with traditions that I want to do that are Jewish as long as I’m the one to plan it and figure it out. And because I’m Jewish, my son will be Jewish. I’m just a bit…hesitant because I don’t really know what this includes or will entail? Has anyone had to deal with this? Multi denominational upbringing? I just don’t know what to think or feel. Any advice on how to handle this would be appreciated😭

Hi everyone!!! I’m a ftm and my fiancé and I are expecting our son in April. One of the things I’m excited for is the baby naming at my childhood temple after he’s born, but I’m not really sure where to start or what to expect. My fiancé isn’t Jewish, so he isn’t too much help but willing to do whatever I want or plan.

Does anyone have any suggestions on when to have the baby naming ceremony?

Also any name suggestions would be appreciated🤍