A look at the memoir by Scott Thorson that inspired the new HBO movie about his former lover, Liberace; the recent winner of Survivor; Mel Brooks, Kat Dennings, Josh Radnor, and more!
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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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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 BlogsA professional view advising families who are about to raise children to talk about their assumptions and seek outside help--especially if a non-Jewish woman is being asked to raise her children Jewish.
Date: 06-21-2006Professional view from a Reform outreach director--and convert to Judaism--discussing her parents’ anxieties over their grandchildren’s circumcision.
Date: 06-01-2007Review of a film about two intermarried couples, one of whom fights over whether or not their baby son will be circumcised.
Date: 06-21-2006Article that explores how circumcision, and especially the bris ceremony, can be a controversial decision in interfaith families.
Date: 08-07-2006Personal narrative about the feelings of loss and injustice that accompany a Jewish mother needing to convert her adopted child, but the delight and joy that adopted child brings.
Date: 11-06-2006Personal narrative in which rabbi/mother of adopted child expresses anger at her son’s needing an Orthodox conversion, (so that all Jews will accept his being Jewish) when she is not comfortable with Orthodox rules.
Date: 11-06-2006Professional view about the negative consequences for a child when a couple can’t agree on which religion to raise the child in and then decide to do "both."
Date: 07-17-2007Personal narrative about a Jewish mother who adopted Catholic Native-American boys, and raised them as Jews while being respectful of their Catholic upbringing and beliefs.
Date: 11-06-2006Personal narrative by a single Jewish mother who adopted an infant from China describing her unconditional love and appreciation for her daughter.
Date: 11-06-2006Personal narrative from the mother of an adopted Guatemalan girl, explaining how she and her husband raised her Jewish--and their daughter’s occasional doubts about being Jewish.
Date: 06-26-2007
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