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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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Dating On Faith
By Brianne Kruger NadeauI'm terrified of being the primary one responsible for the Jewish upbringing of my children, especially because I'm not sure I have the knowledge or stamina to make it work without a Jewish partner.
Date: 05-09-2008 -
I'm Catholic and She's Jewish, Yet I'm Optimistic about Our Future
By Joseph SmithPersonal narrative about an interdating Jewish-Catholic couple for whom religion is a minor issue, but one that sometimes rears its ugly head.
Date: 11-20-2006 -
Communicating Across the Cultural Divide(s)
By Alex GoldfeinPersonal narrative from a Jewish man who has had to grapple with the cultural differences in relationships with a Lutheran, a Korean and an Indian Hindu.
Date: 04-23-2007 -
Can I Trust That My Interfaith Partner Will Really Raise the Kids Jewish?
By Rabbi Julie GreenbergProfessional advice by a rabbi about how the twenties are both the time of greatest exploration and instability religiously, and the "peak years for mating".
Date: 11-16-2006 -
Working Out Interfaith Issues before Marriage
By Staci KennedyPersonal narrative about how two close friends wanted to start a romantic relationship, but the Jewish partner first had to make sure her atheist friend knew that she intended to have a Jewish wedding and raise Jewish children.
Date: 08-15-2006 -
Interdating and Our Families
By Michael HeafitzPersonal narrative from an interdating Jewish man describing the holiday traditions of his and his girlfriends’ families, and their parents’ initial discomfort with including someone of another faith in these observances.
Date: 08-15-2006 -
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 -
Star/Crossed: Jewish Stories from an Interfaith Life: The Only Starfish
By Andi RosenthalPersonal narrative by Jew-by-choice about her boyfriend’s break up with her because, even though she planned to convert, in his mind she would never be really Jewish.
Date: 11-20-2006 -
Talking to Morgan
By Ronnie CaplanePersonal narrative by an intermarried woman about what she says to her daughter about interdating: It would be much easier to marry a Jew, and it is essential to discuss religion early on when interdating.
Date: 08-15-2006 -
The Piece That Remains
By Lia Del SestoPersonal narrative from a Catholic woman who fondly remembers her Jewish ex-boyfriend who broke up with her to sort out his feelings about marrying outside of the faith.
Date: 02-09-2007
