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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 Lost Identity: The Past Reconsidered
By Dinah ZeltserReview of Helen Fremont’s After Long Silence, which recounts her personal reconstruction of identity after her family survives the Holocaust, albeit not without spiritual confusion.
Date: 12-21-2006 -
Making a Godly Mess
By Ron LuxReview of Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life, a self-help book on the value of desire, by Rabbi Irwin Kula.
Date: 07-30-2007 -
When Mom Marries, Fortunes Change for Single Woman
By Rachel SarahProfile of Francesca Segrè, author of Daughter of the Bride, about a 29-year-old single woman whose mother gets remarried.
Date: 06-28-2007 -
Which Comes First: The Parent or the Egg?
By Tracy Hahn-BurkettReview of There's an Easter Egg on Your Seder Plate, Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben's straightforward guide on how to respond to a child's intermarriage.
Date: 02-05-2008 -
Little Critics' Picks for Jewish Children's Books
By Vicki StreiffVicki Streiff's three children are a tough audience, and they liked three out of four of these Jewish children's books.
Date: 11-05-2008 -
But What About God?
By Peter BebergalThe co-author of The Faith Between Us discusses his conception of the divine.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
Three Religions, Three Cultures and A Search for Identity
By Aliza HausmanA profile of the author of The Girl From Foreign who went to India to find her Jewish roots.
Date: 12-29-2008 -
Book Reveals Secrets from the Patriarchs of Punk: CBGBs Was Really Heebie Jeebies
By Marc BallonReview of The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB’s: A Secret History of Jewish Punk, about the Jews who made punk music what it was.
Date: 03-12-2007 -
An Indispensable Guide to Living a Jewish Life
By Lynn MelnickReview of Living a Jewish Life, by Anita Diamant and Howard Cooper, a how-to guide to imbuing your life with Judaism.
Date: 08-24-2007 -
An Academic Dialogue Seeks to Break Down Religious Walls
By Helene DunbarReview of Christians and Jews in Dialogue: Learning in the Presence of the Other, a book about how Jews and Christians can better understand each other.
Date: 03-12-2007
