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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.
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Gay Adoption
By Jane Calem RosenNews and general information article about the increasing numbers of Jewish gay couples who are adopting children, and the Jewish communal organizations that have developed to aid and welcome these families.
Date: 11-06-2006 -
Our Son's Naming Ceremony
By Rena MelloPersonal narrative from an interfaith couple who decided on a naming ceremony, instead of a bris, for their son.
Date: 06-21-2006 -
Two Sons (One Circumcised and One Not), a Scottish Presbyterian Husband, and Me (the Jewish Mother)
By Laura Abby LipmanPersonal narrative from a Modern Orthodox woman married to a Scottish Presbyterian on the complicated reasons why one son is circumcized and the other isn’t.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
Interfaith Infertility Issues
By Ellen S. GlazerProfessional view and news article about different facets of Jewish adoption: the biblical precedents for intertility, the post-Holocaust Jewish need to repopulate, and the patrilineal descent issue for gay Jewish couples.
Date: 11-05-2006 -
Blessings Over Bread and Wine
By InterfaithFamilyKiddush, the Hebrew blessing over the wine, and Hamotzi, the Hebrew blessing over bread.
Date: 01-28-2009 -
My Son's Baptism: A Jewish Mom's Struggle
By Emily CappoA personal narrative from a Jewish woman raising her child with knowledge of both Judaism and Christianity yet in neither religion, describes her anxieties over her son’s baptism.
Date: 12-06-2006 -
Helping Couples Cope with the Bris/Baptism Question
By Roberta CalderoneA professional view urging interfaith couples to pick a bris or baptism, and to realize that not having a baptism doesn’t mean the child is disconnected from the non-Jewish parent.
Date: 06-21-2006 -
A Non-Orthodox Physician-Mohel: Some Differences in Approach
By Dr. Samuel A. KuninProfessional view explaining differences in techniques/clamps used, and anesthesia administered by Orthodox versus physician mohels, and explains how each type of mohel determines if the baby is safe to be circumcized on his ei
Date: 07-18-2006 -
Circumcision Alone a Jew Does Not Make
By Rabbi Yeshaia Charles FamilantProfessional view from a rabbi who believes most Jews still circumcize their sons, though they do not follow other “commandments”, because circumcision is a symbol of Jewish identity, not an assertion of Jewish faith or
Date: 07-26-2006 -
Growing Up Jewish ... with Christian Parents
By Elyssa MosbacherReprinted news article about four Jewish children, ages 5-18, whose parents died tragically, and the (Christian) parents who adopted them were committed to continuing their Jewish education, so they enrolled them in Jewish day
Date: 11-06-2006
