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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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On Becoming a Justice of the Peace
By Elise KleinPersonal narrative from a director of an outreach program about how she became a justice of the peace and officiated at a moving wedding between an Orthodox Jewish man and an Irish-Catholic man.
Date: 06-23-2006 -
Bridging Differences in Gay and Lesbian Interfaith Partnerships
By Rabbi Amber PowersProfessional view from a gay rabbi about the special and differing needs and expectations gay interfaith couples have of synagogues.
Date: 01-08-2007 -
One Gay, Interfaith, Interracial Relationship
By * TovaProfile of one interfaith lesbian couple and how their interfaith and lesbian identiites complement each other.
Date: 07-05-2007 -
Gay-by-Birth, Jews-by-Choice
By Nick StreetNews article about gay couples where one or both partners converted to Judaism.
Date: 08-13-2007 -
I Chose a Non-Jew--and the Non-Jew Chose Judaism
By Lyssa FriedmanA personal narrative of a woman whose partner converted to Judaism while she remained conflicted.
Date: 05-23-2013 -
Challenges in Outreach to GLBT Interfaith Couples
By Jeffrey SchecknerProfessional view from the Jewish Outreach Institute about the need to make Jewish communities more welcoming to interfaith gay couples.
Date: 01-08-2007 -
Interfaith Couples and Relationship Issues in "Angels in America"
By Ronnie FriedlandReview of Tony Kushner’s two-part HBO special, Angels in America, which follows the story of Jewish gay lovers and their bouts with AIDS, distrust, and outside relationships.
Date: 02-15-2007 -
Questions of Gays, Interfaith Couples Roil Conservatives
By Jennifer SiegelReprinted news article about the choices facing Conservative Jews as they select a new chancellor for their rabbinical school, and the growing demand for openness to gays and lesbians.
Date: 07-25-2006 -
A Conversation with My Sister, My Bride Filmmaker Bonnie Burt
By Ronnie FriedlandReview of Bonnie Burt’s My Sister, My Bride, a documentary about the love and marriage of a Jewish lesbian couple.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
Women Who Don't Need Men: The Creators of Kissing Jessica Stein Put a Spin on Being Single
By Naomi PfeffermanProfiles of Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen, co-authors of the play and film Kissing Jessica Stein, about an interdating lesbian couple.
Date: 02-22-2007
