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 BlogsThe personal narrative of a woman whose devoutly Catholic mother-in-law inspired her to reconnect with Judaism and raise her daughter as Jewish.
Date: 06-07-2007Personal narrative and professional view from two Jewish communal service professionals about their efforts to foster strong Jewish identities in their kids, yet their realization that "whom they choose to date is their chioce, not ours."
Date: 08-15-2006Reprinted general information survey of the outreach programs offered to interfaith families in the Boston area.
Date: 08-08-2006Reprinted professional view from the Jewish Outreach Institute about how to reach out effectively to unaffiliated and interfaith families: through "Public Space Judaism" such as Jewish arts and crafts in a mall.
Date: 08-01-2006A personal narrative from a Jewish woman married to a non-Jewish man sharing the joy her interfaith chavurah brings her family.
Date: 03-15-2007Reprinted news article about a progressive Jewish community in Russia which has recently broken ties with the World Union of Progressive Judaism and become affiliated with the Federation of Jewish Communities, a Chabad-Lubavitcher affiliate.
Date: 11-27-2006Personal 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: 08-03-2006Charlotte thought she was only sort of Jewish, but her friend Dale thought she belonged at the Shabbat table.
Date: 08-01-2012Personal narrative from a secular Jewish grandma who rediscovered Judaism--after her daughter converted to Christianity.
Date: 07-27-2007Professional view from a rabbi about the basic tenets of the three major Fall Jewish holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot.
Date: 08-03-2006
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