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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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"In the Mix": Conversionary Tactics
By Julie WienerWhat’s the point of conversion, wonders Jewish Week columnist Julie Wiener, if the convert doesn’t really buy into Judaism?
Date: 05-18-2007 -
What Will We Do About Christmas? (After the Grandparents Are Gone)
By Suzanne KovenPersonal narrative from a woman who reflects on her son’s question about what happens to the family’s celebration of Christmas when grandpa dies.
Date: 12-18-2006 -
Star/Crossed: Jewish Stories from an Interfaith Life: Jewish Geography
By Andi RosenthalPersonal narrative by a Jew-by-choice wondering what it is that makes her Jewish.
Date: 11-13-2006 -
The Reluctant Son-in-Law
By Ronnie FriedlandAudio interview with Tom Friedland about hosting a family seder that includes his two intermarried children and their spouses.
Date: 03-19-2007 -
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 -
Dear Wendy: A Passover Question from a Mother-in-Law to Be
By Wendy Weltman PalmerProfessional advice Dear Wendy article in which she responds to a question of a mother-in-law to be, wondering if she should invite the non-Jewish future in-laws to a Passover seder.
Date: 08-04-2006 -
Filling a Backpack with Seder Foods Helps Liven Up the Holiday Experience
By Penny SchwartzReprinted review of Creating Lively Passover Seders by David Arnow, a dense book of theatrics, discussion questions, and texts for study at Passover seders.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
Star/Crossed: Jewish Stories from an Interfaith Life By the Waters of Babylon
By Andi RosenthalArticle about how a Catholic woman’s decision to convert to Judaism opened up her father, born Jewish, to talking about his Jewish past for the first time.
Date: 06-11-2007 -
Meeting the Jewish Parents, Spanish-Style
By Michael FoxA review of Only Human, a Spanish comedy about an interfaith relationship between a Jewish woman and a Palestinian man.
Date: 10-17-2006 -
Holiday Miracles: A Novella about an Intermarried Family
By Ronnie FriedlandReview of a book about an intermarried woman doubting during the December holidays whether she did the right thing to intermarry, especially when her child becomes sick and she wonders if she is being punished for intermarrying.
Date: 08-08-2006
