Facilitators: Kyla Pfeif & Brody Shelstad

Har Shalom is home to many interfaith and multi-faith families. As we near the winter holidays, we invite you to join us for a special zoom presentation and discussion about the "December Dilemma." We will share our personal experiences balancing holiday traditions, immediate and extended family involvement, and ways to keep the holidays meaningful for our children and ourselves. 

In preparation for this interactive dialogue, please use the notes box below to share a topic or question you'd like to cover during our conversation. Zoom login information will be emailed to you upon registering. 

About our Facilitators:

Kyla Pfeif is the PJ Library Family Connector for Northern Colorado. She is an active member of the Har Shalom community, serving previously on the Board of Directors and as a long-time Committee Chair of the Welcoming Committee. Professionally, Kyla has spent her career in non-profit leadership and administration. Kyla is raising her two daughters with her husband who recently converted to Judaism and navigates many December holidays with her extended family. 

Brody Shelstad is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a second Masters of Art in Applied Child and Adolescent Development - Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. Brody has worked with children, families, couples and individuals in the community to support their whole-person health and wellbeing. Brody, her husband Matthew and their 1 year old daughter Scotty are members of Har Shalom and an interfaith family learning to navigate raising a Jewish child in today's world. Brody identifies as Jewish and was raised in an interfaith family herself growing up.