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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Go To BlogsPersonal narrative by a Jewish man who is raising his daughter Jewish, yet fears that she will be confused and angry when she learns that her religious Christian grandmother thinks she cannot reach heaven as a Jew.
Date: 08-08-2006Reprinted news article about the challenge of defining the Modern Orthodox movement, including their stance on Patrilineal Jews.
Date: 07-31-2006Reprinted 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 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 news article describing the historical background to the Israeli Supreme Court decision to recognize non-Orthodox conversions for legal, though not religious, reasons.
Date: 07-26-2006Opinion piece from Terry Elkes, president of the Jewish Outreach Institute, about the importance of interfaith families’ support in insuring the continued safety of Israel.
Date: 07-27-2006The story of a Jewish man whose Christian mother has been his greatest support in forming his Jewish identity.
Date: 08-10-2007Reprinted news article about a suggestion by Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, to let children of Jewish fathers attend Ramah camps until age 13, at which point they must convert to continue attending.
Date: 11-27-2006This has been a banner year for interfaith celebrities in baseball: Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Braun and Ian Kinsler make the All-Star teams.
Date: 07-08-2008
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