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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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Food Brings Us Together
By Andrea Marks CarneiroOur two families connect through eating and this helps my child celebrate her Jewish and Brazilian heritage.
Date: 12-02-2009 -
The Only Year We Had a Christmas Tree
By Debbie BurtonHer husband's openness to having a Christmas tree made the difference in her decision to make a Jewish home.
Date: 12-04-2009 -
Raising a Jewish Child
By Leah OppenzatoMy Catholic wife first suggested raising our children Jewish before we were even married. That conversation was the start of our path.
Date: 02-05-2009 -
Creating a Norwegian-Jewish Family Identity
By Juliet StamperdahlMy search for the real Norwegian Jews is really about my struggle to feel legitimized in my choice to be a religious Jew in an interfaith marriage.
Date: 09-22-2010 -
Ending An Interfaith Relationship
By Rabbi Steven Carr ReubenAdvice from an expert on interfaith marriages about interfaith divorce--seek help and support in parenting together.
Date: 01-13-2010 -
We Want to Get WHAT?
By Chana-Esther DayanSo here we are trying to get pregnant and of course there comes the next question--what about religion?
Date: 05-07-2009 -
Grief Defies Time Tables--Religious or Otherwise
By Marlena ThompsonHer husband of 25 years died and she was not ready to move on after only five years. It wasn't because she didn't follow Jewish mourning customs.
Date: 06-26-2009 -
An Overnight Interfaith Home
By Mimi DuPreeShe fell in love with Judaism. Her Orthodox Christian husband supported the relationship.
Date: 04-24-2009 -
ISO: The Perfect Hebrew School
By Julie WienerFor most of my youth, the incomprehensible Hebrew beckoned, yet also seemed to symbolize exclusion.
Date: 09-23-2009 -
My Perfect Wedding
By Nicole HabifIt may be the marriage that counts in the long run, but the wedding planning gave me the wisdom to know when to compromise, the patience to understand the foibles of those I love and the strength to accomplish both without losing who I was in the process.
Date: 08-04-2009
