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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
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One Jew or Two? The "Continuity Crisis" Hits Home
By Melanie WeissPersonal narrative from a Jewishly involved young gay woman who wants to raise her children Jewish, but isn’t concerned about interdating.
Date: 02-09-2007 -
My Orthodox Boyfriend
By Yolanda FeblesA non-Jewish woman talks about the challenges facing her relationship with her boyfriend, who has become increasingly religious.
Date: 02-11-2008 -
Small Community, Big Problems: What's a Jewish Girl to Do?
By Paula E. KirmanIn 2000, she wrote a piece about her struggles with dating. She's still living in the same small community and her parents would still like her to find someone Jewish to marry.
Date: 08-11-2009 -
Taking the Plunge
By Andrew GlatterIt does not bother me whether she IS Jewish, as long as she DOES Jewish things with me. I trust that our still-hypothetical kids will grow up in a far more Jewish environment than I did.
Date: 06-30-2010 -
Dr. Dale's Life Issues: Interfaith Dating
Dr. Dale speaks about interfaith couples and interdating.
Date: 08-07-2007 -
How Twenty-Somethings Mate Now
By Rabbi Susan SchnurThree rabbi's daughters with non-Jewish partners discuss how they combine Jewish religious practice and cultural identity with interfaith dating.
Date: 05-27-2010 -
Can You Call It Interdating When Your Partner is Agnostic?
By Jannon SteinI'm living with my boyfriend of five years and not planning on having children. What we have is not really a family and it is not really interfaith, either, because that word implies a dialogue between two different faiths.
Date: 03-23-2009 -
Is Interfaith Dating a Simple Issue for Jewish Teens?
By Emma Stein"A guy asked me to prom, and when I told my parents, the first thing out of my dad's mouth was, 'Is he Jewish?' And I said, 'Dad, I'm not marrying him; it's just prom.'"
Date: 08-05-2009 -
Preservation
By Sam JacobsHis peers persuaded him to make the rule against interdating, because they were confused about their identity. Then he broke his own rule.
Date: 10-09-2009 -
Rabbinical School Is Ruining My Love Life
By Jordana GersonA rabbi-in-training bemoans the fact that Jewish men see her only as marriage material, while non-Jewish men see her only as a fling.
Date: 02-12-2008
