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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.
Go To LGBTQ RelationshipsInformation on interfaith Hanukkah, Christmas, Chanukah, Hanuka, Jewish-Christian families and more.
Date: 07-10-2009Review of an episode of Disney’s cartoon Pepper Ann which dealt with the December dilemma for a pre-teen from an interfaith family.
Date: 08-09-2006Professional advice tips for interfaith families on how to handle the conflict between Christmas and Hanukkah, compiled from suggestions by contributors to InterfaithFamily.com.
Date: 11-29-2006Reprinted news article about some of the issues interfaith couples face during the December Holiday season, and some of the solutions they have devised.
Date: 08-08-2006Personal narrative about a grandmother celebrating Hanukkah with her Baptist grandsons.
Date: 11-15-2006Professional advice and recipes for Hanukkah fish, horseradish, and gourmet latkes.
Date: 06-28-2007A resource guide for interfaith families on Hanukkah, with some notes on how other families raising Jewish children have solved the December Dilemma.
Date: 08-01-2012Personal narrative by a Jew-by-choice who discovers a way to apply her love of Advent calendars and other aspects of her British Christian heritage to Hanukkah and to share this with her Jewish daughter.
Date: 08-08-2006Personal narrative about a multi-cultural couple from Moldova and Colombia who respect (and whose parents respect) both religions and traditions while raising Jewish children.
Date: 08-09-2006Opinion piece from the creator of Chismukkah.com, arguing why it is a good idea: it leads people to be open-minded, and is a way "to break down barriers that separate us...it celebrates what we have in common rather than what makes us diffe
Date: 08-01-2012