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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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A Jew-by-Choice Writes a Negative Book about Her Welcome from the Jewish Community
By Catherine FischerReview of Christine Benvenuto’s SHIKSA: The Gentile Woman in the Jewish World, which examines the role of the non-Jewish woman in a Jewish home and the Jewish community’s acceptance of non-Jewish women.
Date: 12-21-2006 -
"They Are Us": An Interview with Anita Diamant
By Ronnie FriedlandAudio interview with Anita Diamant, author of The Red Tent, on the importance of engaging the intermarried.
Date: 01-11-2007 -
Intermarriage and The Future Of American Jewry
By Marlena ThompsonReview of The Vanishing American Jew: In Search of Jewish Identity for the Next Century by Alan Dershowitz and Embracing the Stranger: Intermarriage and the Future of the American Jewish Community by Ellen Jaffe McClain, both of which
Date: 01-14-2007 -
Conservative Movement Reaches Out: Review of "Building the Faith"
By Rose LevinsonReprinted book review of Building the Faith: A Call fo Inclusion for Dual-Faith Families, describing the book’s intended audience, rabbis, educators and lay leaders, and its contents, which the reivewer describes as "the beginning of a p
Date: 11-27-2006 -
Two Books That Teach about Judaism
By Cheryl F. CoonReviews of Tastes of Jewish Tradition, by Jody Hirsh et al, and Look What I See! Where Can I Be? AT THE SYNAGOGUE, by Dia L. Michels, reference works for those seeking answers to questions about Jewish holidays, ritual, and going to synag
Date: 01-20-2007 -
Half Holy, Wholly Half
By Anthony HechtAn excerpt from Half/Life: Jew-ish Tales from Interfaith Homes by a child of a Jewish father and Catholic mother who sees himself as more Jewish than Catholic.
Date: 09-21-2006 -
A Book for Interfaith Grandchildren about the Death of a Grandparent
By Cheryl F. CoonBook review of Kaddish for Grandpa: In Jesus’ Name Amen by James Howe--a children’s book about the child in an interfaith family mourning the death of her grandpa.
Date: 12-06-2006 -
People of the Book: A Review of Embracing Judaism by Simcha Kling, revised by Carl M. Perkins
By Rabbi Helen T. CohnReviews of Embracing Judaism by Simcha Kling, The Jewish Home, A Guide for Jewish Living by Daniel B. Syme, Living A Jewish Life by Anita Diamant with Howard Cooper, and Rabbi Wayne Dosick’s Living Judaism, The Complete G
Date: 01-17-2007 -
Stories We Haven't Yet Heard: A Review of The Flying Camel
By Catherine FischerReview of The Flying Camel: Essays on Identity by Women of African and Middle Eastern Jewish Heritage, Edited by Loolwa Khazzoom, a collection of memoirs that explore the complexities of being a Mizrahi-Jewish woman.
Date: 01-20-2007 -
A Book on Kabbalah for "Dummies" Like Me
By Rebecca GopoianReview of Kabbalah for Dummies by a woman with admittedly little Jewish background.
Date: 04-05-2007
