When my husband read an early draft of this essay, he asked, "Why doesn't her partner have to support our daughter? After all, they agreed to raise children as Jews." What does it mean to raise a Jewish child?
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If the Book of Ruth, text customarily studied on Shavuot, were written with today's interfaith couples in mind...
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What were you taught about your LGBTQ heritage? Kick off Boston Pride Week with a retelling of the story of LGBTQ liberation using the Passover Seder model. June 1st, Boston, MA.
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Supporting rabbis and cantors looking to engage interfaith couples and families in their communities and help them make a stronger connection with Judaism.
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A great way for Jewish professionals and volunteers who work with and provide programming for people in interfaith relationships to locate resources and trainings to build more welcome into their Jewish communities; connect with and learn from each other; and publicize and enhance their programs and services.
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Go To BlogsPersonal narrative and professional advice about a Rosh Hashanah seder, and a sample seder script.
Date: 11-15-2006Personal narrative of a Puerto Rican convert to Judaism, who is struggling to fit in his suburban synagogue and trying to reconcile the differences between himself and his non-Jewish wife.
Date: 03-05-2007Reprinted interview with a Syrian Jewish woman about what her family Passover seders were like, and recipes to make Syrian charoset, pistachio cookies, and rice.
Date: 11-15-2006Personal narrative by the adoptive mother of a Chinese girl who is being raised as a Jew, describing the Chinese language, culture, and dance classes that the girl attends after Jewish day school.
Date: 11-05-2006Advice column addressing the question of whether the children of a Hindu mother and Jewish father will be considered Jewish.
Date: 07-19-2007Personal 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: 08-01-2012Personal narrative about a multi-cultural couple from Moldova and Colombia who respect (and whose parents respect) both religions and traditions while raising Jewish children.
Date: 08-09-2006Personal Narrative about all the tensions and negotiations that went on within and between the families when a Jewish woman married a Catholic man, both from observant backgrounds.
Date: 08-01-2012Compilation of InterfaithFamily.com's staff's selections for their favorite articles from 1998-2006.
Date: 07-17-2007Personal narrative from a Jewish woman married to a Muslim man sharing how they negotiate their faiths, and how they teach their child to be a good person.
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