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 are the ethical and spiritual messages in Judaism? What are we supposed to learn? And who is Derek Eretz anyway?
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NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation connects Birthright Israel trip alumni and their peers with meaningful Jewish living and learning opportunities nationally, locally and in Israel.
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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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Check out all the news posts by the G-dcast team! But don't forget to stop by the Network blog (written by InterfaithFamily staff) and the Parenting Blog too!
Go To BlogsPersonal narrative from a Jewish woman discussing the very different communication styles of her and her husband-and how they work on the argument gap.
Date: 06-15-2007An advice article giving ten tips for having a successful interfaith marriage-- including communication, participation and planning.
Date: 08-01-2012A professional view/advice article about communication in interfaith relationships and the importance of discussing each partner’s individual religious needs before discussing religious questions involving children.
Date: 06-15-2007Professional view article about how, given the proper setting, word choice, and symbols, elements of both Christianity and Judaism can be combined to create a personally meaningful wedding ceremony for couples.
Date: 08-17-2006A professional view that you can have a baptism or a bris, but you can’t have both.
Date: 06-21-2006Personal narrative by an interfaith Italian Jewish-Pakastani Muslim couple who are determined to "make it work" despite the opposition of both families.
Date: 01-02-2007A personal narrative from a non-Jewish woman who agreed to raise her children Jewish, but worried about the bris and struggled with the prohibitions against naming someone after a living relative and holding a baby shower.
Date: 06-21-2006Review of discussions in two books about interfaith romance in Israel: Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits an a Promised Land, by David K, Shipler, and War Without End: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Struggle for a Promis
Date: 07-26-2007A professional view from the director of the Reform Movement’s Brit Mila Program explaining what ritual circumcision is--and--isn’t, and citations of evidence for the health benefits of a bris.
Date: 08-14-2007Profile of Jewish actress Alicia Silverstone, the daughter of a Jewish father and Jew-by-choice mother, and who starred in Clueless and her newest film, Love’s Labor’s Lost.
Date: 02-21-2007
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