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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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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Go To BlogsA collection of prominent New York Jews’ reactions to whether or not they will see Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ.
Date: 02-16-2007Interview with Howard Dean, who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, with special attention to his views on Israel and his intermarriage.
Date: 02-20-2007Review of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ and varying audience reactions to the film.
Date: 02-15-2007An opinion/editorial article about the need for the American Jewish community to be more accepting of intermarried families who are raising Jewish children, written by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky of the Jewish Outreach Institute.
Date: 06-18-2007A news article on presidential candidate Howard Dean, discussing his interfaith family and his thoughts on U.S. foreign policy.
Date: 07-19-2007Profile of Rahm Emanuel, the newest Jewish Democrat in the House of Representatives, with a focus on his Israeli roots and observant Jewish family.
Date: 02-21-2007Reprinted professional view from rabbi Jerome Epstein, executive director of the Conservative movement, explaining a new initiative to Jewishly engage and educate the children of interfaith couples.
Date: 11-27-2006Review 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 The Passion of the Christ, from the perpsective of a Methodist Christian who disapproves of the message of suffering, rather than love, that the film depicts.
Date: 02-16-2007Review of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, focusing particuarly on the Jewish characters and rituals present in the film.
Date: 02-16-2007
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