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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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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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Go To BlogsArticle about Slingshot, a project of the Bronfman Philanthropies’ 21/64 and Grand Street programs. Slingshot is a compendium of 50 organizations (including interfaithfamily.com) working to transform Jewish life and make it sustainable for the
Date: 06-28-2007Reprinted professional opinions of Jack Wertheimer and Ed Case, laying down the anti- and pro-outreach to intermarried/interfaith families philosophies, respectively.
Date: 11-21-2006Professional view from a rabbi who does not officiate at interfaith weddings, explaining that a rabbi’s role is to marry two Jews, and that the family’s Jewish commitment is more important than their officiant, anyhow.
Date: 11-27-2006Personal narrative from a Jew of patrilineal descent remembering her short but influential meeting with Rabbi Alexander Schindler, former President of the Reform Movement, in which Schindler made her feel loved, accepted, and respected as a Jew.
Date: 07-20-2006News article about messianic proselytizing in and around Phoenix.
Date: 03-12-2007Personal narrative from an intermarried non-Jewish woman who agreed to raise her children Jewish, but didn’t realize her husband was a secular Jew.
Date: 02-19-2007Personal narrative from an intermarried Catholic woman describing her journey from insensitivity to concern when she hears anti-Semitic slurs.
Date: 07-20-2006Opinion piece from a Conservative rabbi who says the Conservative movement should allow non-Jewish partners to be non-voting members, should permit the children of non-Jewish mothers to enroll in the early years of religious school and should welcome a
Date: 05-18-2006Personal narrative by a Jewish American woman describing her wish to feel connected with the long-gone Portuguese Jewish population every time she goes to visit her non-Jewish husband’s family in Portugal.
Date: 12-11-2006Reprinted news article about a national population survey from the Institute for Jewish and Community Research which counted Jews "sociologically" rather than "halachically", leading to a final count of nearly 6.7 million American
Date: 11-27-2006
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