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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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Happily Acknowledging Both Easter and Passover, in Our Own Special Way
By Marlena ThompsonPersonal narrative by an intermarried Jewish woman who leads a Passover seder for her family each year, but also gives her autistic daughter an Easter basket.
Date: 11-16-2006 -
A Conversation with Filmmaker Pascale Bailly
By Ronnie FriedlandProfile and conversation with Pascale Bailly, the director of God Is Great, I’m Not.
Date: 05-03-2007 -
An Intermarriage and a Struggling Teen
By Gil MannA child of divorced interfaith parents writes a letter to Gil Mann, author of a Jewish E-mail column, questioning his faith in God and Gil Mann gives helpful advice in his letter of response.
Date: 08-14-2007 -
Why Aren't We More Like Tevye?
By Felice Indinoli BochmanPersonal narrative from a Jewish/Catholic woman trying to figure out how to respond to her daughter’s questions about Judaism.
Date: 08-07-2007 -
Advice for Separated Interfaith Couples
By Rabbi Arthur P. NemitoffAdvice from a rabbi to partners from divorced interfaith couples.
Date: 07-27-2007 -
My Choice
By Tara RemickThe personal narrative of a woman of interfaith parents who began searching for God after the her father became terminally ill during her teenage years.
Date: 08-14-2007 -
"Once and Again": A TV Series about a Divorced, Interfaith Couple
By Ronnie FriedlandReview of "Once and Again," a television show about a divorced interfaith family.
Date: 01-22-2007 -
The Ex Factor
By Laurie NodiePersonal narrative from a Catholic woman who married a Jewish man and continued to raise his son Jewish, but also introduced him to secular Christian rituals, to the ex-wife’s dismay.
Date: 07-27-2007 -
A Conversation with Filmmaker Heidi Emberling
By Ronnie FriedlandProfile of Heidi Emberling, who directed a documentary called Tangled Roots about her own Jewish identity struggle.
Date: 05-03-2007 -
Pray It Again, Kid: Blessings from a Precocious Child
By Janet Silver GhentPersonal narrative from a secular Jewish grandma who rediscovered Judaism--after her daughter converted to Christianity.
Date: 07-27-2007
