When my husband read an early draft of this essay, he asked, "Why doesn't her partner have to support our daughter? After all, they agreed to raise children as Jews." What does it mean to raise a Jewish child?
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If the Book of Ruth, text customarily studied on Shavuot, were written with today's interfaith couples in mind...
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What are the ethical and spiritual messages in Judaism? What are we supposed to learn? And who is Derek Eretz anyway?
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NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation connects Birthright Israel trip alumni and their peers with meaningful Jewish living and learning opportunities nationally, locally and in Israel.
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What were you taught about your LGBTQ heritage? Kick off Boston Pride Week with a retelling of the story of LGBTQ liberation using the Passover Seder model. June 1st, Boston, MA.
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Supporting rabbis and cantors looking to engage interfaith couples and families in their communities and help them make a stronger connection with Judaism.
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A great way for Jewish professionals and volunteers who work with and provide programming for people in interfaith relationships to locate resources and trainings to build more welcome into their Jewish communities; connect with and learn from each other; and publicize and enhance their programs and services.
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Check out all the news posts by the G-dcast team! But don't forget to stop by the Network blog (written by InterfaithFamily staff) and the Parenting Blog too!
Go To BlogsReview of Inside Intermarriage by Jim Keen, a longtime columnist for InterfaithFamily.com who writes about his experience as a Protestant man raising Jewish children with his Jewish wife.
Date: 09-17-2006Review of Interfaith Families: Personal Stories of Jewish-Christian Intermarriage by Jane Kaplan, which explores the different types of intermarriage and the decisions made within each regarding religion and child-rearing.
Date: 01-17-2007Interview with Susan Schwartz Senstad, author of the book Music for the Third Ear, with special attention to Senstad’s own Jewish identity and her real-life inspiration for the war-torn characters in her book.
Date: 02-21-2007Review of A Nonjudgmental Guide to Interfaith Marriage: Making Interfaith Marriage Work, by Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben, Ph.D., a practical resource for intermarried or interdating couples.
Date: 01-09-2007Review of books letting you know what to expect and how to behave at religious ceremonies in many different religions.
Date: 09-24-2006Review of The Guide to Jewish Interfaith Family Life: An InterfaithFamily.com Handbook, edited by Ronnie Friedland and Edmund Case, a collection of essays written by interfaith couples and children of intermarriage about their challenges and v
Date: 06-18-2007Review of a book that compares and contrasts children raised under two religions with children raised with strong Jewish identity.
Date: 07-19-2007Review of Common Prayers: Faith, Family, and a Christian’s Journey Through the Jewish Year by Harvey Cox, who is married to a Jewish womand and explores his relationship to Jewish tradition from a Christian approach.
Date: 01-13-2007Article discussing two books on intermarriage and the outreach issues they raise.
Date: 06-18-2007Review of a book that helps people plan their child’s bar or bat mitzvah, and that specifically addresses the needs and questions of interfaith families.
Date: 08-11-2006
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