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By Richard Shevitz
Review of Shelley Kapnek Rosenberg’s book Adoption and the Jewish Family, which reviewer finds to be helpful, though extremely emotional and subjective.
Date: 11-05-2006
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By Rachel Core
Personal narrative from a fifth grade Jewish girl who was born in China and gets a bit annoyed when people give her weird looks for being a Chinese Jew.
Date: 11-20-2006
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By Alexandra J. Wall
A story about how the director of the Institute for Jewish & Community Research reached out for Jews of various races and ethnicities after he and his wife adopted a black child.
Date: 06-18-2007
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By InterfaithFamily
The traditional birth ceremony blessings--for bris, brit, simchat bat--for Jewish children from interfaith families.
Date: 01-28-2009
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By Cheryl F. Coon
Review of Rebecca’s Journey Home, a children’s book about a Jewish family with two sons that adopts a Vietnamese baby girl.
Date: 05-18-2007
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By Hedi Molnar
Personal narrative from a woman who has two adopted Chinese children and is now planning one of their bat mitzvahs.
Date: 08-01-2012
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By InterfaithFamily
Ideas for sample readings for a bris or circumcision or other Jewish birth or baby-naming ceremony.
Date: 01-27-2009
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By InterfaithFamily
The story behind Jewish ritual circumcision, otherwise known as bris or brit milah.
Date: 01-28-2009
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By Rachel Baruch Yackley
Her daughter decided to have a bat mitzvah after all, in the inclusive Jewish community their interfaith family helped found.
Date: 07-03-2008
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By Cynthia Spikell
A Jewish genealogy expert gives an introduction to the tools for researching your family history.
Date: 06-16-2010