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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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Not Interfaith, Our Faith
By Susan GoldsteinPersonal narrative about the relationship between a Jewish woman and a Muslim man.
Date: 01-02-2007 -
If You Love Each Other Enough ... Marriage Is Still Not Easy!
By S. Courtney NathanA professional advice about marriage and how after the glitz and glamour of the wedding, being married will be like a new show--painful and awkward at first. The author also suggests several books about how to make a good marriage.
Date: 06-15-2007 -
Our Interfaith Relationship
By Steve EttingerPersonal narrative from a Jewish man married a Buddhist/Shinto Japanese woman on how she supports him at High Holiday services and he supports her when she plays organ for an Episcopalian church choir.
Date: 12-21-2006 -
Interfaith, Interracial, Intercultural . . . and Loving It!
By Alina AdamsA personal narrative from a Jewish immigrant woman on her Christian African-American husband and their decision to raise their sons as 100% Jewish and 100% New Yorkers.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
Embracing the Identity of "Mixed Family"
By Nora Lester MuradProfessional advice from a professor about the need for all members--not just those "of color"-- in mixed families to develop a "mixed family identity" and discuss that identity with children and family.
Date: 01-02-2007 -
Finding Their Voice: Jews of Color Are Slowly Putting Their Concerns on the Communal Agenda
By Debra Nussbaum CohenThe story of African-American Jews-by-choice and the prejudice they often receive from people in the Jewish community.
Date: 06-18-2007 -
Oasis: An Arab-Jewish Romance in the Negev Desert
By Loolwa KhazzoomPersonal narrative by an Jewish woman whose family is descended from Jews from Iraq describing the delights and dilemmas of dating a Bedouin Muslim man in Israel.
Date: 01-02-2007 -
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 -
The Lonely Journey of a Puerto Rican Jew
By Franklin VelazquezPersonal 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: 03-05-2007 -
A Very Difficult Thing to Do . . . Telling Your Parents That You Are Raising Your Children in Your Partner's Faith
By Dr. Paula BrodyProfessional view on how to decide which religion to raise your children and how, and when, to tell both sets of partents about this decision.
Date: 12-03-2006
