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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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 BlogsGeneral information about Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, including explanations and translations of the prayers and rituals recited before the Friday evening.
Date: 08-07-2006Compilation of InterfaithFamily.com's staff's selections for their favorite articles from 1998-2006.
Date: 07-17-2007The personal narrative of an Irish Catholic woman who raised her children Jewish with her Jewish husband, but struggled to feel comfortable with the decision until her young daughter began to confidently display her Jewish identity.
Date: 07-24-2007She thought she liked Jewish food, until she married into a Jewish family and had a child with severe food allergies.
Date: 08-07-2008Review of Common Prayers: Faith, Family, and a Christian’s Journey Through the Jewish Year by Harvey Cox, who is married to a Jewish womand and explores his relationship to Jewish tradition from a Christian approach.
Date: 01-13-2007Personal narrative about how an intermarried family celebrates Shabbat, and how the tradition developed without consciously planning to do it regularly.
Date: 08-07-2006Reprinted personal narrative about a young Jewish woman whose Buddhist boyfriend felt uncomfortable in traditional Jewish institutions, so she started her own, "The Progressive Jewish Circle" in Toronto, which is "welcoming, creat
Date: 07-31-2006Personal narrative by a Jewish woman whose family was living in the MIddle East, where she fell in love with a Muslim man, but realized that the pressure of being surrounded by his family and culture, with its differing societal expectations, would be
Date: 01-03-2007Professional advice about the need for open communication and compromise about celebrating the High Holidays as an interfaith couple.
Date: 08-01-2012A woman's personal narrative on how celebrating Shabbat on Friday nights was important for her and her family.
Date: 08-01-2012
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