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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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Is Avoiding Birth Ceremonies Really a Good Option?
By Ruth GoldbergerProfessional view about the negative consequences for a child when a couple can’t agree on which religion to raise the child in and then decide to do "both."
Date: 07-17-2007 -
Dear Wendy: A Question about My Daughter's Bat Mitzvah
By Wendy Weltman PalmerProfessional advice "Dear Wendy" article about a Catholic woman whose parents did not approve of her raising Jewish children and who now has to decide whether to invite them to her daughter’s Bat Mitzvah.
Date: 11-07-2006 -
Family Secrets and Tensions
By Nina Amir LaceyPersonal narrative by a Jewish woman whose husband converted, and who is raising Jewish kids, yet who has never discussed the religious upbringing of her children with her in-laws, and knows that they are uncomfortable with hearing their grandchildren
Date: 11-13-2006 -
Admiring My Parents' Religious Tolerance
By Rabbi Jim MorganThe personal narrative of man whose family approved of his conversion to Judaism after becoming engaged to a Jewish woman.
Date: 06-11-2007 -
A Different Spring Dilemma
By Penina HoffnungPurim and Easter fell together, so the author's father-in-law could help her make kosher cannoli for Easter and cuccidati for Purim.
Date: 04-14-2008 -
American As Apple Pie
By Susan C. RichardPersonal narrative about a gay woman’s interfaith hetero- and homo-sexual relationships, and her journey back to Judaism.
Date: 07-26-2007 -
Single, and Together at Last: The story of Kay Harris
By Debra B. DarvickReprinted personal narrative about a woman who converted to Judaism to marry her husband, and after their divorce found that it had actually become her own.
Date: 07-26-2007 -
Easter Seders and Passover Bunnies
By Jeri ZederPersonal narrative about embarrassing little mistakes and faux pas that interfaith families may make and go through.
Date: 02-07-2007 -
Extending a Welcome to Extended Family
By Jim KeenPersonal narrative from an intermarried Protestant man about how important it is that he and his wife include their extended families in family events.
Date: 11-13-2006 -
Grappling with Louis Kahn: A Review of My Architect
By Ronnie FriedlandReview of the documentary My Architect, directed by Nathaniel Kahn about his late father, the architect Louis Kahn.
Date: 02-15-2007
