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I Chose a Non-Jew--and the Non-Jew Chose JudaismBy Lyssa Friedman
A personal narrative of a woman whose partner converted to Judaism while she remained conflicted.
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Books
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A New Book to Help Your Interfaith Marriage: Review of Making a Successful Jewish Interfaith Marriage
By Jim KeenReview of Making a Successful Jewish Interfaith Marriage, by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky with Joan Peterson Litman is a how-to guide for any couple in a serious interfaith relationship.
Date: 12-21-2006 -
"I Do"-It-Yourself: A Review of The Creative Jewish Wedding Book
By Lauren StefanoProfessional advice from rabbi who explains how his policies toward non-Jewish families regarding Bar or Bat Mitzvah and other matters have changed as he has gotten to know non-Jews who are committed to the Jewish identity of their children.
Date: 06-06-2007 -
Profile: Myla Goldberg
By Rahel MusleahProfile of Myla Goldberg, author of the book Bee Season, which tells the story of a young Jewish girl competing in a spelling bee.
Date: 02-21-2007 -
From the Wedding Kiss to Conjugal Bliss: A Review of Two Classics on Love and Marriage in the Jewish Tradition
By Marlena ThompsonReviews of The New Jewish Wedding by Anita Diamant and Heavenly Sex: Sexuality in the Jewish Tradition by Ruth K. Westheimer and Jonathan Mark, commentaries on modern Jewish love and marital relationships.
Date: 01-14-2007 -
An Interfaith Friendship between Two Mothers
By Susan Katz MillerA Review of The Book Borrower by Alice Mattison, which follows the friendship of two mothers--one Jewish, and one Christian.
Date: 01-13-2007 -
On the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ritual: Two Books Explore Its Impact
By Rebecca E. KotkinReview of Bat Mitzvah: A Jewish Girl’s Coming of Age by Barbara Diamond Goldin (Puffin Books, 139 pp., $5.99) and Whose Bar/Bat Mitzvah Is This, Anyway? A Guide for Parents Through a Family Rite of Passage by Judith Davis, both
Date: 07-05-2007 -
Sifting Through the Evidence: A Review of Is the Bible True
By Jonathan GronerReview of Is the Bible True: How Modern Debates and Discoveries Affirm the Essence of the Scriptures, by Jeffrey L. Sheler, which explores modern evidence in seeking the greater truths of biblical times.
Date: 01-20-2007 -
The Million-Dollar Question: What Makes Someone a Jew?
By Rabbi Adam ChalomReview of What Makes Someone a Jew?, Lauren Seidman’s children’s book celebrating the diversity of the Jewish population.
Date: 08-24-2007 -
Religious Mysteries Provide Puzzles, Perplexities--and Ultimate "Revelation"
By Marlena ThompsonA review of Unholy Orders; Mystery Stories With A Religious Twist, edited by Serita Stevens, a collection of exciting mysteries which weave in elements of Judaism and Christianity.
Date: 01-18-2007 -
How Hungry Are You?
By Ron LuxReview of Questions Christians Ask the Rabbi and Understanding Your Neighbor’s Faith, two interesting but different books that give insight into different religions.
Date: 01-29-2007
