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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If the Book of Ruth, text customarily studied on Shavuot, were written with today's interfaith couples in mind...
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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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NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation connects Birthright Israel trip alumni and their peers with meaningful Jewish living and learning opportunities nationally, locally and in Israel.
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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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Check out all the news posts by the G-dcast team! But don't forget to stop by the Network blog (written by InterfaithFamily staff) and the Parenting Blog too!
Go To BlogsPersonal narrative from a non-Jewish woman remembering her first experience meeting her Jewish future sister-in-law.
Date: 11-14-2006Professional view from a Reform outreach director--and convert to Judaism--discussing her parents’ anxieties over their grandchildren’s circumcision.
Date: 06-01-2007Professional advice article in which a Christian grandmother asks for advice as to whether or not she can take her Jewish grandchildren to church with her on Easter.
Date: 06-04-2007Personal narrative about why one family chose to learn about the spiritual meaning of Passover as a family, and to give up the glitz of Easter, since the Christian partner was not very religious anyhow.
Date: 08-07-2006Personal narrative from a woman whose Jewish mother was disowned by her grandfather when she married an Indian man from the Caribbean.
Date: 06-01-2007Reprinted professional view contrasting the mythic (close-knit, proud, homogenous) Jewish American family from the real (interfaith, diverse, dispersed) one.
Date: 11-13-2006Personal narrative from a Jewish grandma describing how Hanukkah celebrations have changed since she was a ilttle girl.
Date: 08-08-2006A rabbi shares her view on interfaith families raising children with exposure to each parent’s religious background.
Date: 07-24-2007Personal narrative describing a grandmother’s disappointment that she cannot share her childhood Passover memories with her Christian grandchildren, but her appreciation that she can share with them why being Jewish is
Date: 01-15-2007Personal 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
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