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By Zack Kushner
Personal narrative from a Jewish man married to a secular non-Jew who is disturbed by the power of the Orthodox in Israel and especially Jerusalem.
Date: 12-19-2006
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By Rabbi Rachel Barenblat
Personal narrative about a Jewish American woman’s trip to Jordan with her Christian husband, the stereotypes and fears she arrived with, and the pleasant surprises that marked her stay.
Date: 12-19-2006
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By Dr. Yossi Beilin
Op-ed from a prominent Israeli leader on why those who wish to be identified as Jews should be granted the right to join the Jewish people on the basis of their own self-definition--not on the definition of the Orthodox religious establishment.
Date: 06-11-2007
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By Toby Axelrod
Reprinted news article about a rally held outside a European Union meeting in Brussels to show solidarity with Israel and express concern for growing anti-Semitism in Europe.
Date: 07-20-2006
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By Carol Kort
Personal narrative from a Jewish woman whose brother left to live on an ashram in India 32 years ago and now longer practices Judaism or identifies as Jewish.
Date: 11-07-2006
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By Miriam Emons
Personal narrative by a Jewish woman whose family was living in the MIddle East, where she fell in love with a Muslim man, but realized that the pressure of being surrounded by his family and culture, with its differing societal expectations, would be
Date: 01-03-2007
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By Nora Lester Murad
Personal narrative from an intermarried American Jewish woman describing her feelings of being torn between raising a family in America or Palestine/Israel.
Date: 01-03-2007
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By Amy Blumenfeld
A general information article about Ed Case, the outreach debate, and various opinions about intermarriage and the place of interfaith families in the synagogue.
Date: 06-15-2007
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By Bram Eisenthal
Reprinted news article about anti-Semitic violence--arson at synagogues and verbal abuse at businesses and on streets--throughout Canada.
Date: 07-25-2006
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By Shoshana Hebshi-Holt
Personal narrative by the daughter of a Saudi man and a Jewish woman who was raised as a Jew, describing how she is always made to feel like "a freak", and how she wishes Jews and Muslims had more face-to-face contact.
Date: 01-03-2007