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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Date: 08-01-2012First time director Jeremy Davidson's film Tickling Leo reaches deeply into the lives of a family of Holocaust survivors.
Date: 09-04-2009A Reform Jew has never celebrated the second day of Rosh Hashanah growing up, but will this year, with a children's party for the New Year.
Date: 09-11-2009When I was a kid, we used to color Easter eggs at school just in honor of the season, and go on Easter egg hunts. I became a rabbi. Lighten up.
Date: 03-15-2010A parent explores the best ways to explain religious, theological concepts like God, Judaism, and praying to young children.
Date: 04-22-2011Like most parents, I wanted my daughter to have what I had not. In my case, that meant a sense of being grounded in a particular community and tradition.
Date: 04-19-2010Working on his family cabin with his mom and step-dad gave him a sense of responsibility and adult mastery.
Date: 02-01-2010She had good experiences in her synagogue growing up, and she wanted to find a place just like it--one that would welcome her Catholic husband.
Date: 03-10-2010Two children's books for Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot will appeal to children in interfaith families, but may raise difficult questions.
Date: 09-14-2009Sharing the story of Passover with my husband's Hindu family is not so different than what my grandfather was trying to share with our family all those years ago.
Date: 03-15-2010
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