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 RelationshipsFilm review of the disturbing film The Believer, written and directed by Henry Bean, which tells of a young Orthodox man who becomes neo-Nazi and tries to juggle both Jewish an Nazi identities.
Date: 11-30-2006Personal narrative about a Jewish woman and her love of a non-Jewish man who broke up with her because he said "I can’t tell my family that I love a Jewish woman".
Date: 06-13-2007Reprinted news article about the intensity of anti-Semitism in the Arab world, prompted by the release of a research report by the American Jewish Committee.
Date: 11-30-2006Professional view from a rabbi defending his and his synagogue’s policy to welcome non-Jewish partners in interfaith marriages, but prohibit them from participating in ritual practices.
Date: 06-12-2007Review of the on-stage production of Cabaret, which tells the story of the transition to Nazi-Germany through the lens of a seedy nightclub and those who work there.
Date: 02-16-2007Review of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, and an exploration about how the relationships between partners in an interfaith marriage can serve as the model for the larger relationship and understanding between Christians and Jews.<
Date: 06-28-2007Review of Mel Gibson’s film, Passion of the Christ, from the perspective of a Jewish man married to a non-Jewish woman.
Date: 02-15-2007Profile of Wesley Clark, including his family background and the story of his Jewish father as well as his work with Israel in the context of his bid for the Democratic nomination for the election in 2004.
Date: 04-24-2007Review of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ and its indulgence in violence over Jesus’ message of love, and what this will do to the perception of Jews worldwide.
Date: 02-17-2007Op-ed arguing that intermarriage can be a form of Jewish outreach to non-Jews.
Date: 06-01-2007