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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Go To BlogsPersonal narrative explaining why one intermarried woman decided she couldn’t have a tree, even though it was the only vestage of Christianity that held meaning for her husband.
Date: 08-10-2006Reprinted news article about a controversy in a New Jersey school district over a mysterious ban on the brass ensemble playing Christmas carols--no one knows who instigated the ban, and no one’s sure whether it’s necessary!
Date: 08-10-2006Article about an older interfaith couple with grown children who married and the wife converted to Judaism and discovered a way to deal with giving up Christmas, by dividing her beloved Christmas tree ornaments and plastic treeamong her ch
Date: 11-15-2006Personal narrative by a woman who always wanted to celebrate Christmas as a child, and as a mother decided to celebrate Christmas with her otherwise (interfaith) Jewish family, only to find it was a lot of work and it felt wro
Date: 11-15-2006Personal narrative about a mother's initial apprehension, but ultimate enjoyment of Christmas Eve dinner at her newly intermarried son's home.
Date: 08-09-2006Professional advice on issues interfaith couples may experience surrounding the December holidays, and guidelines for addressing those issues constructively.
Date: 08-08-2006Advice from an outreach professional responding to What Will We Do About Christmas? (When the Grandparents Are Gone).
Date: 12-18-2006Personal narrative about one Jewish woman’s attempt to bring Christmas into her home so that her young daughter would not feel left out of the fun, and her ultimate return to her Jewish traditions.
Date: 08-08-2006Personal narrative about a Jewish woman who re-married a Jewish man after they had both been in interfaith relationships. In their house, they decided not to have a Christmas tree, much to their childrens’ chagrin.
Date: 08-09-2006Reprinted professional advice article from the Jewish Outreach Institute encouraging interfaith families to separate their celebrations of Christmas and Hanukkah, and for those raising Jewish children, to really teach their kids the meanings of the hol
Date: 08-08-2006
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