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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If the Book of Ruth, text customarily studied on Shavuot, were written with today's interfaith couples in mind...
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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 BlogsInterview with John Kerry about his first visit to Israel in the 1980’s, coordinated by then-director of the Anti Defamation League of New England, Lenny Zakim.
Date: 02-21-2007A news article about the recent revelation of John Kerry’s Jewish roots as he continued on his quest for the 2004 Democratic nomination for president.
Date: 06-18-2007Be'chol Lashon, a conference for Jews of color and from around the world, featured discussions of conversion and inclusion in the Jewish community.
Date: 05-15-2008Profile of Howard Dean, an intermarried man running for the Democratic nomination for president with special attention to his positions on Israel and Jewish relations.
Date: 06-18-2007Article by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, once spiritual consel to Michael Jackson, imploring him to raise his children (who were born from a Jewish mother) in the Jewish faith.
Date: 02-21-2007A news article about the Jewish film offerings at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, including Planet of the Arabs, The Wall and Protocols of Zion, and West Bank Story.
Date: 06-18-2007Report on how information of Senator John Kerry’s grandparents who perished in the Holocaust was uncovered by Prague’s Jewish community researchers.
Date: 02-18-2007A community leader in an interfaith marriage directs a huge consciousness-raising Shabbat to make Jewish institutions in her area more welcoming.
Date: 11-03-2008They come from interfaith families, from historic communities or from conversion, and these Jews of color are changing the face of the community.
Date: 06-13-2008This new Jewish year can be the start of a sustained communal effort to engage interfaith families. The New York study's figures show that the goal of having more than 50 percent of interfaith families raise their children Jewish is within reach.
Date: 01-30-2013
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