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 BlogsAdvice for parents on how to address and answer the complex questions that a child of an interfaith family may ask and how to be prepared when a child asks such questions.
Date: 07-19-2007A social worker’s advice on how to address important issues in interfaith families and when important decisions need to be made.
Date: 07-24-2007A man’s letter to his father about his young daughter, who he is raising Jewish despite her mother’s Lutheran faith.
Date: 07-24-2007Personal narrative from a Jewish woman married to a Christian man on how to separate religious heritage from cultural heritage.
Date: 07-24-2007The personal narrative of a Jewish man who worked with his non-Jewish wife to instill a strong Jewish identity in his two children.
Date: 07-24-2007A therapist reviews a book that a man wrote about his childhood where he was raised as a Christian and a Jew.
Date: 07-19-2007Dr. Paula Brody gives advice to a Jewish man who has raised his children as Christians, but now desires to reconnect to Judaism and regrets the decision he made for his children.
Date: 07-19-2007Professional view/advice for a Catholic woman married to a Jewish man who is willing to raise her kids Jewish but is confused about her husband’s lack of observance.
Date: 07-19-2007A woman’s personal narrative as she contemplates converting to Judaism, the faith of her husband and children, so that she won’t feel disconnected or excluded from her family.
Date: 07-19-2007The personal narrative of a non-Jewish woman who led a Jewish life with her family and only recently discovered that her daughter does not feel completely Jewish because she wasn’t the product of two Jewish parents.
Date: 07-24-2007
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