Relationships
I Chose a Non-Jew--and the Non-Jew Chose JudaismBy Lyssa Friedman
A personal narrative of a woman whose partner converted to Judaism while she remained conflicted.
Go To LGBTQ RelationshipsHow one family created a ceremony to welcome their baby daughter into the Jewish community.
Date: 09-28-2012When I birthed my first son, less than six months after graduating from rabbinical school, I felt extreme ambivalence about cutting his beautiful body. I knew that our ancestors had enacted this ritual for thousands of years, that it was a ritual sanctified in tradition and embedded in the hearts of Jews through the ages, and that Jewish men had even died because of their marked bodies.
Date: 11-14-2012An informative article that explains the many differences between Judaism and Christianity, despite their similar history and values.
Date: 06-08-2007Personal narrative from a non-Jew who’s struggling with the decision to have a bris and reluctant to give up Christmas.
Date: 08-01-2012A news article about the role non-Jewish members of interfaith families are playing at many of today’s Conservative synagogues.
Date: 06-12-2007Compilation of InterfaithFamily.com's staff's selections for their favorite articles from 1998-2006.
Date: 07-17-2007Review of books letting you know what to expect and how to behave at religious ceremonies in many different religions.
Date: 09-24-2006Opinion piece from a Reform congregant who is upset over new Reform guidelines that define a Jew not by lineage, but rather by life cycle events and Jewish communal participation.
Date: 07-25-2006A news article discussing Jewish birth ceremonies and the programs that are allowing many Jewish and interfaith families to learn about and prepare for such ceremonies.
Date: 06-11-2007Personal narrative by a Christian woman describing her parents’ reactions to her news that they would have Jewish grandchildren: her father was enthusiastic, and her mother warmed to the idea with time.
Date: 12-03-2006