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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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Daughter of the Covenant
By Keren R. McGinityA personal narrative from a Jewish woman married to a non-Jewish Irish man about the journey to their daughter’s unique baby-naming ceremony--replete with bagpipes.
Date: 06-21-2006 -
When Children Raise Jewish Parents
By Christina Pertus HendelmanPersonal narrative from a non-Jew who’s struggling with the decision to have a bris and reluctant to give up Christmas.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
Shuls Face Hard Questions about Non-Jews
By Ami EdenA news article about the role non-Jewish members of interfaith families are playing at many of today’s Conservative synagogues.
Date: 06-12-2007 -
Why I Am Not Having My Sons Circumcised
By Dawn FriedmanPersonal narrative from a mother who grew up in interfaith family and converted to Judaism, yet did not have her son circumcised even though she is raising him Jewish, because she did not want to harm his body in case as an adult he chooses a religion
Date: 11-14-2006 -
Can It Be Done? New Book Shows How Intermarriage Can Work
By John BlumersReview of Inside Intermarriage by Jim Keen, a longtime columnist for InterfaithFamily.com who writes about his experience as a Protestant man raising Jewish children with his Jewish wife.
Date: 09-17-2006 -
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 -
An Email Conversation between Father and Daughter
By Gail WertheimerAn e-mail an intermarried woman sent to her father, who was concerned about how her kids could have a strong Jewish identity if their father didn’t convert to Judaism.
Date: 11-09-2006 -
Personal Stories of Jewish Christian Intermarriage: A Review of Interfaith Families
By Cheryl F. CoonReview of Interfaith Families: Personal Stories of Jewish-Christian Intermarriage by Jane Kaplan, which explores the different types of intermarriage and the decisions made within each regarding religion and child-rearing.
Date: 01-17-2007 -
In Between
By Eric PlinerThe personal narrative of a man whose partner is studying Judaism, but his parents frown upon his brother’s relationship with a Christian girl.
Date: 06-12-2007 -
Till Death Do Us Part
By Anita DiamantJewish mourning customs can help people weather grief, whether the person who died is Jewish or not.
Date: 08-01-2012
