Do you want to share a meaningful Jewish identity with your family, but don't know where to begin?
You identify as culturally or secularly Jewish and want to find a meaningful way to engage.
You feel "outside" of traditional religious institutions.
You are a parent, step-parent, or grandparent to children of any age—from toddlers to adults.
You are ready to stop worrying about doing it "right" and start building a connection that feels real.
You don't need to be an expert to be the storyteller and guide your family needs. You just need a place to start. Join us and find your path.
Welcome to The Connected Parent! This course is designed for active learning and community. You'll gain the most by completing the exercises, asking questions in the comments, and sharing your insights. Let's build a resilient family, together!
We often feel a deep pull to share our Jewish heritage, but the path forward is rarely clear. We're faced with a vast and overwhelming landscape of "what"—what holidays to observe, what history to know, what traditions to practice. This can get tangled with our own complicated feelings: past negative experiences, personal doubts, or a sense of not being "Jewish enough" to even begin.
This module is designed to help you find your footing by making one crucial shift: moving from the question of "What am I supposed to do?" to the much more powerful question, "Why does this truly matter to me?" As author Simon Sinek wisely noted:
"People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it."
The same is true for our children. They don't connect with a ritual just for the sake of it; they connect with the authentic purpose and love they feel behind it. This module is your dedicated space to discover and define that authentic purpose for yourself, creating a solid foundation before you even think about what to share or how to share it.
Start with Your Personal Story: Before looking at the grand landscape of Jewish history, we will start with the most important text: your own life. We'll explore your experiences and memories to find the sparks of meaning that are already present.
Connect Traditions to Your Values: You'll learn to look at Jewish culture not as a list of obligations, but as a rich menu of options that can help you express your deepest personal values, choosing only what truly resonates.
Define Your Personal "Why": You'll do the reflective work to articulate the core reasons this connection matters to you, creating a clear and sturdy internal compass to guide you.
By the end of this module, you will be securely grounded in your "why." You will have a deep, personal sense of purpose that will serve as the unshakable foundation for how you choose to live and what you choose to share with your family.
Have you ever felt a deep pull to connect your children to their heritage, to make them feel part of a story bigger than themselves? Jewish tradition calls this connection the "Golden Chain"—a beautiful, unbroken line stretching through generations. But for many of us, that chain can feel distant or even broken. We worry that our own doubts, questions, or lack of knowledge will keep us from passing anything meaningful on.
This module is designed to help you reforge that link. It’s built on a simple premise: the strongest connections aren’t made with lectures or rules, but with stories. Here, you will discover that you don’t need to be an expert, a scholar, or a saint to be a strong link in the chain. You just need to be a storyteller. This course provides the tools and confidence to find the "gold" in your own family's history and share it in a way that creates a living connection for your children.
Acknowledge the Parent's Question: We'll start by creating a safe space to explore the complex feelings—the yearning, the doubts, and the fears—that come with this important work, no matter the age of your children.
Discover the Power of L'Dor V'Dor: We’ll explore this timeless concept ("from generation to generation") as a practical, empowering tool for seeing your family's unique story as your most valuable inheritance.
Learn the Art of Sharing: We’ll give you simple, powerful techniques to find and share your family's key stories in a way that sparks curiosity and opens the door to deeper conversations.
By the end of this module, you won't need a perfect script. You'll have something much better: a living connection to your family's story and the confidence to pass it on, strengthening the Golden Chain for the generation to come.