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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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Reform Leader's Swipe Sparks Angry Rebuttals from Conservatives
By Joe BerkofskyReprinted news article about a contentious essay written by Rabbi Paul Menitoff predicting the disappearance of the Conservative movement in a matter of decades because of the polarization of American Jewry, and the movement’s "opposition to in
Date: 11-27-2006 -
Interfaith Seder
By Lyssa FriedmanPersonal narrative about the successful interfaith Passover seder one woman and her partner threw.
Date: 08-07-2006 -
Call Me Old Fashioned, But...
By C. Andrew MartinPersonal narrative by the non-Jewish partner of a rabbi describing his experiences in synagogue, and his thoughts about the obligations of his unique relationship.
Date: 01-08-2007 -
Wedding Preparation from a Different Angle
By Neil KominskyA review of Beyond Breaking the Glass, a book about wedding planning from the perspective of Reform Judaism that discusses some of the more obscure customs, as well as the issues of same-sex and interfaith marriages.
Date: 06-15-2007 -
Everything We Know about What Jews Look Like Is Wrong
By Karen KushnerA woman discusses the changing faces of Judaism and the increased diversity within the faith.
Date: 06-12-2007 -
Network Strives to Embrace Jews of All Races, Ethnicities
By Mica RosenbergA news article about multicultural families in the Jewish community and the organizations that are reaching out to such families.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
Strangers to the Tribe: Portraits of Interfaith Marriage
By Susan Katz MillerReview of Susan Katz Miller’s Strangers to the Tribe: Portraits of Interfaith Marriage, a collection of profiles of different types of intermarried couples.
Date: 12-21-2006 -
Eytan Fox Pops Tel Aviv's Bubble
By Michael FoxProfessional advice from rabbi who explains how his policies toward non-Jewish families regarding Bar or Bat Mitzvah and other matters have changed as he has gotten to know non-Jews who are committed to the Jewish identity of their children.
Date: 10-16-2007 -
The Ocean Between Us
By Jake MillerPersonal narrative from a gay man whose longterm relationship with one man ended partly due to religious differences and who now wonders whether if he has a bashert, if that bashert is definitely Jewish.
Date: 11-16-2006 -
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
