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 BlogsA rabbi’s opinion that synagogues should welcome interfaith families that wish to explore Judaism, even if they aren’t committed to the faith.
Date: 06-12-2007Reprinted professional view Rosh Hashonah sermon from a rabbi trying to quel distress over high intermarriage rates; he describes the Jews as an "ever dying people" with intermarriage built into the Jewish identity.
Date: 07-31-2006News article about Reform rabbis’ opposition to the national Reform movement’s late 2002 decision to cut its outreach budget and staff.
Date: 08-30-2007Reprinted news article about the efforts of several Conservative congregations to expand programming for outreach to the intermarried.
Date: 07-21-2006Professional view from the Jewish Outreach Institute reporting encouraging results of qualitative and quantitative studies about the effectiveness of outreach programs to intermarried/interfaith families.
Date: 11-27-2006A news article about the interracial, multi-cultural Jewish families that participated in Camp Tawonga’s Mosaic Multiracial Family Weekend.
Date: 06-18-2007A news article where couples in interfaith marriages discussing getting a rabbi to officiate their wedding ceremony and placing their kids in religious school.
Date: 06-12-2007Professional view from Ed Case about the Jewish choices and identities of interfaith couples and families, as collected from an InterfaithFamily.com essay contest.
Date: 07-31-2006A news article about a reform rabbi trying to convert Spanish people of Jewish ancestry back to Judaism and the response he is receiving from local rabbis and Jewish community members.
Date: 06-11-2007A personal narrative article about interfaith families who are raising their kids as Jews, and the negotiations that such relationships demand.
Date: 07-24-2007
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