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 BlogsPersonal narrative from an intermarried Jewish mom who dabbles in Buddhism but still feels the pull (the guilt?) of High Holidays services.
Date: 11-16-2006Professional advice from a rabbi about how families are constantly changing, and the introduction of a non-Jewish family member should be seen as an opportunity to learn more about Jewish tradition in order to answer his/her questions.
Date: 08-03-2006Some easy-to-make recipes that use some of the symbolic foods of Rosh Hashanah.
Date: 09-25-2008Personal narrative from the daughter of an interfaith family about the high holidays growing up, focusing on Rosh Hashanah dinners with her grandmother.
Date: 08-01-2012Personal narrative from a rabbi’s son about his lifelong habit of skipping High Holiday services.
Date: 08-01-2012General information about the potential of holidays to unify or divide families, and the importance of ensuring that family and synagogue celebrations are inclusive and encouraging to interfaith families.
Date: 11-15-2006Personal narrative about the power of ethnic food and culinary traditions to bond interfaith familes, since "The good thing about food is that it usually has little to do with doctrine."
Date: 08-03-2006Reprinted professional advice about how to make the Jewish community more welcoming to interfaith families, something that is important to think about especially around the High Holidays.
Date: 08-03-2006Personal narrative and general information about The Interfaith Community, a grass-roots, community-led Jewish community (with services and a school) in New York City.
Date: 08-03-2006Reprinted professional advice from the Jewish Outreach Institute suggesting that to prevent feeling overwhelmed by or underprepared for High Holiday services, newcomers could appreciate the "spectacle" of the services.
Date: 11-15-2006
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