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 BlogsThe personal narrative of a mother on how she came to the decision to raise her daughters as Jews despite her strong faith in Catholicism.
Date: 07-19-2007Professional advice describing how one Reform temple incorporated lessons about Christianity, and lectures by priests (as well as other religions and religious leaders) into their youth, teen, and adult education programs.
Date: 11-30-2006A news article about a synagogue in Paris that is welcoming and where English, French and Hebrew are spoken.
Date: 06-12-2007Reprinted news article about Conservative and Reform rabbis’ willingness to recognize non-Jewish spouses of interfaith couples in synagogue and Jewish lifecycle events.
Date: 11-21-2006Reprinted professional view excerpted from a workshop on the need to have more grey areas between always officiating at interfaith marriages, and never officiating.
Date: 09-12-2006Personal narrative from a Catholic intermarried woman describing her realization that her family’s synagogue, Temple Beth Emeth, was one of the top three reasons she wanted to remain in Ann Arbor, MI rather than move.
Date: 02-26-2007Personal narrative about how the religious attitudes of an interfaith couple changed as they raised their child as a Jew.
Date: 08-09-2006The personal narrative of a young woman who learned, after years of studying Judaism and becoming a Bat Mitzvah, that she was not considered Jewish by her Conservative/Orthodox synagogue because her mother wasn’t Jewish.
Date: 07-23-2007The personal narrative of a Christian woman who is an active participant in her husband’s congregation, but has decided not to convert.
Date: 08-13-2009Book review by Ed Case of The Jew Within, in which Case describes the "evident hostililty" of the authors toward intermarriage and suggests that "the opportunity to foster the Jewish involvement of inermarried people lies--in their fam
Date: 07-28-2006
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