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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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Religious Journeys
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My Big Fat Non-Jewish Wedding
By Bryna BassPersonal narrative about interfaith couple that first planned a secular Jewish wedding but then the Jewish woman realized her Judaism was cultural, not religious, and so they had a non-religious wedding.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
The Do-It Yourself Ethos of "I Do"
By Lisa KeysA news article about personalized approaches to a traditional Jewish wedding, including do-it-yourself chuppahs and ketubahs.
Date: 06-08-2007 -
True Confessions from a Convert's Wife
By Bonni GoldbergThe personal narrative of a Jewish woman who has mixed feelings when her non-Jewish husband converts.
Date: 06-11-2007 -
Samuel Lerer, an American Rabbi Who Converted Mexicans, Dies at 89
By Corrie MacLagganA news article announcing the death of Rabbi Samuel Lerer and reflecting on his life.
Date: 06-11-2007 -
When Children Raise Jewish Parents
By Christina Pertus HendelmanPersonal narrative from a non-Jew who’s struggling with the decision to have a bris and reluctant to give up Christmas.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
Shuls Face Hard Questions about Non-Jews
By Ami EdenA news article about the role non-Jewish members of interfaith families are playing at many of today’s Conservative synagogues.
Date: 06-12-2007 -
Tribal vs. Covenantal Jewish Identity
By Rabbi Sidney SchwarzProfessional advice that "the Jewish community would do well to soften its boundaries" since so many Jews attribute their social and political justice work to their Jewish roots and traditions. Most surveys, like the National Jewish Popula
Date: 11-27-2006 -
Rabbi With A Pedigree: Reconstructionist Rabbinic Student Is a Direct Descendant of FDR
By Gabrielle BirknerReprinted news article about FDR’s great-grandson, a child of interfaith parents, who is in Reconstructionist rabbinical school.
Date: 07-27-2006 -
Brother Born Again: A Review
By Ronnie FriedlandA review of Brother Born Again, a film that explores how a child brought up in a secular Jewish environment turns to Christianity after the traumatic death of his father.
Date: 01-22-2007 -
The Lonely Journey of a Puerto Rican Jew
By Franklin VelazquezPersonal narrative of a Puerto Rican convert to Judaism, who is struggling to fit in his suburban synagogue and trying to reconcile the differences between himself and his non-Jewish wife.
Date: 03-05-2007
