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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.
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Outreach Programs
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Let's Encourage the Jewish Journeys of Interfaith Families
By Edmund CaseProfessional view from Ed Case describing InterfaithFaimly.com and the important outreach and networking work it does.
Date: 07-13-2006 -
Congregation B'nai Tzedek Resolution on Reform Outreach
Text of resolution by California congregation asking the national Reform movement to restore outreach budget and staff cuts in 2003.
Date: 08-30-2007 -
A Response to "Is Outreach a Dead End?"
By Helen SaboReprinted opinion/Professional view from an outreach worker defending and describing the role of Outreach to Intermarried/Interfaith families in the Reform community.
Date: 07-28-2006 -
Changes Slow to Come for Liberal Latin Congregations
By Marcus MoraesReprinted news article about the status of women, interfaith families, and liberal Judaism in Brazil.
Date: 07-25-2006 -
Getting to Know Judaism Without an Agenda
By Sissy BlockShe 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: 08-01-2012 -
The Synagogue as Village: Will It Welcome Interfaith Villagers?
By Rose LevinsonThe personal narrative of a woman who has become active in changing the rules of her synagogue so that her non-Jewish husband can become more involved in the community.
Date: 06-12-2007 -
Reaching Out to Interfaith Children
By Rabbi Jerome EpsteinReprinted 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: 11-27-2006 -
Let's Not Promote In-marriage Without Promoting Outreach to the Intermarried
By Edmund CaseOpinion piece by Ed Case about the importance of promoting in-marriage, but also of accepting, reaching out to, and encouraging Jewish choices by, the intermarried.
Date: 07-28-2006 -
Investment in Outreach Is Paying Dividends in Boston, Study Suggests
By Sue FishkoffNews article on the 2005 demographic study of Boston’s Jewish community, which shows that 60 percent of interfaith families are raising their children Jewish.
Date: 11-16-2006 -
Study: Most Children of Intermarriage Enter College with No Jewish Connections (August 2002)
By Joe BerkofskyReprinted news story about a survey of college Freshmen (including those from interfaith families with a Jewish mother) that found Jewish college students to be more sexually and politically active and liberal, and less spiritual than their non-Je
Date: 11-21-2006
