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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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Growing Up in an Interfaith Family
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Now Intermarriage Is Funny?
By Gil MannReprinted columnist’s concerned opinion piece about why Intermarriage is being depicted as humorous in American popular culture, and what is to be done about the dwindling Jewish population.
Date: 07-31-2006 -
Thoughts on Christmas
By Jennifer KittayPersonal narrative by a woman who grew up in an interfaith family, remembering how Christmas in her house was more about tradition, familiarity and family than religion.
Date: 08-10-2006 -
Teaching about Conversion in Our Religious School
By Rabbi Mark ShapiroA rabbi’s personal narrative on how he presents mixed marriage to the children and teenagers of his religious school.
Date: 06-11-2007 -
Book Reviews of Interfaith Classics
By Susan Katz MillerReview of Mixed Blessings: Overcoming the Stumbling Blocks in an Interfaith Marriage by Paul Cowan with Rachel Cowan and of Between Two Worlds: Choices for Grown Children of Jewish-Christian Parents by Leslie Goodman-Malamuth and Robi
Date: 01-13-2007 -
Coming Back after Twenty-Five Years
By Robert PodelThe personal narrative of a Jewish man who married a Catholic woman, raised his children as Catholic, and returned to Judaism later in his life.
Date: 06-07-2007 -
Bloodlines and Birthrights
By Matthew LyonsThe child of an interfaith marriage found a connection to Jewish history in Israel--not a reason to marry a Jew.
Date: 07-01-2008 -
Parenting My Jewish Children in Our Interfaith Family: A Non-Jewish Parent's Point of View
By Wendy CaseThe personal narrative of a non-Jewish woman and her efforts to stay connected to her Jewish children after experiencing a discomfort as a child based on her father’s religious differences.
Date: 07-24-2007 -
Christmas Complications
By Gary GoldhammerPersonal narrative by a Jewish man who is raising his daughter Jewish, yet fears that she will be confused and angry when she learns that her religious Christian grandmother thinks she cannot reach heaven as a Jew.
Date: 08-08-2006 -
Tangled Roots: A Review
By Ronnie FriedlandReview of Tangled Roots, a documentary about a child of interfaith marriage’s exploration into her Jewish and German roots.
Date: 02-15-2007 -
Divorced, Traditional Mother of Two with a Non-Jewish Boyfriend
By Jennifer PacquettePersonal narrative by a traditionally observant Jewish woman and her relationship with a non-Jewish boyfriend, and the benefits and challenges of the situation for herself and her two kids.
Date: 07-26-2007
