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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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Interdating
Resources for people in interfaith relationships who aren't married or aren't yet married.
Date: 07-10-2009 -
We Have Similar Personalities, Passions and Beliefs, but Different Religions
By Sarah SmithPersonal narrative by a religious Conservative Jew who is dating a religious Catholic man, and wonders if and how the two will face the issue of religious differences in a married life together.
Date: 08-15-2007 -
How to Talk to Your Kids about Interfaith Dating: For Those Married to Jews or in Interfaith Marriages
By Edmund CasePersonal narrative and professional advice from Ed Case, Publisher of InterfaithFamily.com, about his thoughts and feelings about his children’s interdating.
Date: 08-21-2007 -
More Than a Succubus: Confessions of a Shiksa
By Whitney CampbellPersonal narrative from a young non-Jewish woman who has dated a number of Jewish men.
Date: 02-09-2007 -
The Life-Cycle of an Interfaith Relationship: Phase One--The Dating Game
By S. Courtney NathanProfessional advice to interdating couples: be sure to have those difficult discussions about family, religion, culture, and expectations for the future before you marry. Article gives some suggestions of important information to share with
Date: 08-01-2012 -
I'm Jewish, but What Difference Does That Make about Whom I Date?
By Sandra (Sandy) AndersonPersonal narrative by an intermarried woman contrasting her father’s strict rules against interdating with her less strict rules. The outcome in both instances, however, was the same: most children intermarried, and most of their chi
Date: 11-20-2006 -
Tips for Talking to Your Children About Interdating
By InterfaithFamilyAdvice on how Jewish couples and intermarried couples can talk to their children about interfaith dating.
Date: 02-09-2007 -
Grown-Up Love Is Complicated
By Amy ElkesPersonal narrative about woman in serious interdating relationship who has run into some complications due to religion but feels they have many more shared values than differences.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
Why I Choose Not to Interdate
By Adina GiannelliPersonal narrative by the child of interfaith parents explaining why she has decided to stop interdating.
Date: 08-20-2007 -
A Journey in Faith and Love: The Struggles of an Interfaith Relationship
By Lia Del SestoPersonal narrative by a Catholic woman whose Jewish boyfriend’s mother pressured him so much to marry a Jew that the two had to split up to do soul-searching.
Date: 08-20-2007
