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 BlogsProfile of Joshua Boettiger, the great-grandson of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who is currently training to become a Reconstructionist rabbi.
Date: 02-18-2007The personal narrative of a woman who fell in love with Judaism after reading a book, but nearly lost her faith when rabbis refused to marry her and her non-Jewish partner.
Date: 06-08-2007Profile of Rebecca Walker, daughter or Alice Walker and Mel Leventhal, and author of her new memoir Black White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self.
Date: 02-22-2007Review of
Review of new edition of Anita Diamant’s classic Jewish baby book, with changes that are particularly helpful for interfaith, gay/lesbian and multicultural Jewish families.
Date: 09-29-2006Review of a new pamphlet urging Conservative Jews to be more welcoming to intermarrieds.
Date: 07-21-2006Review of Mixed Blessings: Overcoming the Stumbling Blocks in an Interfaith Marriage by Paul Cowan with Rachel Cowan and of Between Two Worlds: Choices for Grown Children of Jewish-Christian Parents by Leslie Goodman-Malamuth and Robi
Date: 01-13-2007A Review of The Physics of Sunset by Jane Vandenburgh, a novel about an intermarried couple in California and the forces beyond their control.
Date: 01-17-2007Interview with Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, the Jewish screenwriter of Howards End and A Room with a View, who fled the Nazis and is married to an Indian Parsi architect.
Date: 10-26-2006Feature about Carolivia Herron, who grew up black, became Jewish and wrote Nappy Hair.
Date: 06-18-2007
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