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 BlogsA news article that tells the story of Eileen Rockefeller Growald and her expansion to Judaism.
Date: 06-12-2007Personal narrative from a Jewish man married a Buddhist/Shinto Japanese woman on how she supports him at High Holiday services and he supports her when she plays organ for an Episcopalian church choir.
Date: 12-21-2006Professional view about the need to include and honor non-Jewish relatives at a child’s bar/bat mitzvah ceremony in order to reward and strengthen the family’s Jewish ties with a very positive experience.
Date: 07-18-2006A personal narrative from a Jewish woman married to a non-Jewish Irish man about the journey to their daughter’s unique baby-naming ceremony--replete with bagpipes.
Date: 06-21-2006This quick guide will give you the basics you need for deciphering the architecture and decorative art in Jewish congregations.
Date: 09-29-2008A news article about the role non-Jewish members of interfaith families are playing at many of today’s Conservative synagogues.
Date: 06-12-2007A rabbi discusses the importance of Rosh Hashanah and the importance of Yom Kippur.
Date: 08-31-2006Reprinted news article about FDR’s great-grandson, a child of interfaith parents, who is in Reconstructionist rabbinical school.
Date: 07-27-2006The personal narrative of a man whose partner is studying Judaism, but his parents frown upon his brother’s relationship with a Christian girl.
Date: 06-12-2007Jewish mourning customs can help people weather grief, whether the person who died is Jewish or not.
Date: 08-01-2012
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