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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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Grupo Hispano Celebrates a Buen 5767
By Roberto LoiedermanNews story about an old school synagogue in Los Angeles that’s been infused with new Latino blood.
Date: 01-25-2007 -
When Jewish David Met Irish Eileen: Intermarriage, '70s-Style
By Eli ValleyProfessional advice from rabbi who explains how his policies toward non-Jewish families regarding Bar or Bat Mitzvah and other matters have changed as he has gotten to know non-Jews who are committed to the Jewish identity of their children.
Date: 10-16-2007 -
Mixing without Blending
By Jane TelluridePersonal narrative from a Christian intermarried woman who was frustrated the Jewish holidays were observed with greater deference than Christian ones in their home, and decided to change that.
Date: 07-26-2007 -
Bridging Differences in Gay and Lesbian Interfaith Partnerships
By Rabbi Amber PowersProfessional view from a gay rabbi about the special and differing needs and expectations gay interfaith couples have of synagogues.
Date: 01-08-2007 -
Dancing the Mezhinka: A Sister's Perspective
By Debbie AbramsPersonal narrative from a Jewish woman who is the only child in her family marrying another Jew, describing her frustration that her siblings’ intermarriages has torn her family apart, and wondering how--and if--she can fit disapproval of intermarri
Date: 11-13-2006 -
Of Crucifixes, Latkes, and Overcoming Stereotypes
By Jennifer PacquettePersonal narrative about a Jewish woman in a serious relationship with a Catholic man who cringes at the sight of a cross yet decided to study Catholicism in an attempt to appreciate and accept it, and is hoping that, in time, her partner’s fam
Date: 06-26-2007 -
Divorced, Traditional Mother of Two with a Non-Jewish Boyfriend
By Jennifer PacquettePersonal narrative by a traditionally observant Jewish woman and her relationship with a non-Jewish boyfriend, and the benefits and challenges of the situation for herself and her two kids.
Date: 07-26-2007 -
Nuclear (Family) Fusion: Seeing the World through Another's Eyes
By Alina AdamsPersonal narrative from a Jewish woman married to a black man... or is it a black woman married to a Jewish man?
Date: 12-26-2006 -
Divorce and the Interfaith Family
By Rabbi Jeffrey A. MarxProfessional advice from a rabbi about how divorced interfaith parents tend to seek solice in their own religious traditions, and how it is essential that families include a binding decision on the children’s religious upbringing in the divorce docu
Date: 07-26-2007 -
Temple Professor Works to Create Center on Afro-Jewish History
By Rachel SilvermanNews article about a new institute for the study of black-Jewish history in Philadelphia.
Date: 04-19-2007
