A look at the memoir by Scott Thorson that inspired the new HBO movie about his former lover, Liberace; the recent winner of Survivor; Mel Brooks, Kat Dennings, Josh Radnor, and more!
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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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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 BlogsA 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: 07-19-2007Personal narrative by a Jew-by-choice about the expectations and realities of his first trip to Israel.
Date: 07-26-2006Profile of Mare Winningham, actress best-known for her role in St. Elmo’s Fire, singer and Jew-by-choice.
Date: 08-13-2007Review of Guiding Light, a daytime drama that tells the ongoing story of a pair of interfaith lovers--a Jewish woman and a non-Jewish man.
Date: 02-15-2007Reprinted news article about the Reform movement’s decision to hire intermarried and patrilineal Jews as religious school teachers--the Conservative movement only accepts matrilineally Jewish "rabbis, cantors, youth workers, educators or execut
Date: 07-26-2006Reprinted news and general information article about the frustrations of liberal and secular Israelis at Israel’s stringent marriage laws. There are no civil unions in Israel, and only Orthodox ceremonies constitute legal marriages,
Date: 11-27-2006Reprinted news article about controversy over a new Israeli law that grants automatic citizenship to children of interfaith Israeli-Palestinian parents.
Date: 07-27-2006Professional view from Ed Case about the Jewish choices and identities of interfaith couples and families, as collected from an InterfaithFamily.com essay contest.
Date: 07-17-2007Reprinted editorial describing the Q &A following a Jewish Week forum debate in NYC. The questions acknowledge that intermarriage/interfaith families compose an important and growing part of the American Jewish community, and re
Date: 07-28-2006Reprinted news article describing the historical background to the Israeli Supreme Court decision to recognize non-Orthodox conversions for legal, though not religious, reasons.
Date: 07-26-2006
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