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 BlogsAudio interview with a Jewish Dutch woman about her non-Jewish mother’s death and the mourning that followed.
Date: 04-04-2007Personal narrative from a Jewish woman married to an African-American man trying to come to terms with her icy relationship with her husband’s late mother.
Date: 04-05-2007When her mother-in-law died, Faye turned to Jewish culture to find a way to comfort her non-Jewish husband.
Date: 01-22-2009When her brother-in-law died, she wasn't prepared for how different her Jewish cultural expectations about mourning would be from those of her Catholic husband and his family.
Date: 01-08-2009Personal narrative about how a non-Jewish woman raising a Jewish child felt alienated from her temple when they debated the role of the non-Jew in the synagogue, but then felt included a
Date: 07-18-2006Reprinted news article from JTA about The Cemeteries, a new cemetery in Saskatchewan that enables intermarried couples to be buried together.
Date: 11-14-2006General information about the importance of a discussing your last wishes with your family to ensure that everyone knows they are doing the thing you would want if/when the need arises.
Date: 08-10-2006Sitting shiva as a non-Jew gave her a deeper glimpse of the beautiful traditions--and strong sense of community--that Judaism embodies.
Date: 03-27-2008Explanation of the Jewish prohibitions against embalming and cremation, and discussion of modern approaches to cremation.
Date: 10-20-2008An explanation of who the official mourners are in the Jewish tradition.
Date: 10-20-2008
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