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 RelationshipsReprinted editorial column accusing Joe Lieberman of religious fundamentalism, including harsh criticism of the Liebermans’ connection to Shaare Zedek, a hospital whose fertility clinic "discriminates against mixed couples".
Date: 07-10-2006Reprinted news article about the film The Passion of the Christ and how it was received by different groups in various European countries.
Date: 07-20-2006Reprinted editorial from an intermarried woman fed-up with anti-Semitism around the world and determined to proudly stand with her Jewish husband and children and say "I am a Jew."
Date: 11-30-2006The personal narrative of a man who realizes that many Jewish communities are too focused on only issues related to Judaism and Israel, rather than on global and local issues.
Date: 06-08-2007Reprinted 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: 11-30-2006Reprinted editorial suggesting that, with Jewish population declines in the US and Israel, "lost Jews"--observant "Mosaic" communities in far-out places are "a large, untapped demographic and spiritual resevoir for
Date: 11-27-2006Review of Anya In and Out of Focus, a documentary made by a father of his daughter’s life from birth to adulthood as her family moves from Poland and settles in the United States.
Date: 06-18-2007She never imagined she'd date someone who wasn't Jewish. Now she wants to show him what she loved about living in Israel--here in the US.
Date: 08-01-2012Personal narrative from an Israeli woman who met and found great chemistry with a non-Jewish man in Los Angeles, but ultimately could not stay with him because he is unwilling to move to Israel.
Date: 02-09-2007A news article about presidentail hopeful Howard Dean’s views on Israel and how this affects Jewish voters.
Date: 06-18-2007