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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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Pregnancy and Birth Ceremonies
Shehecheyanu
The shehecheyanu prayer in Hebrew, and the shehecheyanu prayer in English.
Date: 01-28-2009Blessings Over Bread and Wine
Kiddush, the Hebrew blessing over the wine, and Hamotzi, the Hebrew blessing over bread.
Date: 01-28-2009Traditional Birth Ceremony Blessings
The traditional birth ceremony blessings--for bris, brit, simchat bat--for Jewish children from interfaith families.
Date: 01-28-2009Sample Readings for Ceremonies for Boys and Girls
Ideas for sample readings for a bris or circumcision or other Jewish birth or baby-naming ceremony.
Date: 01-27-2009Double Happiness: Parenting a Jewish Teen
The mom of an American Jew of Chinese ethnicity thinks about how her daughter will navigate her teen years.
Date: 01-15-2009Guide to Birth Ceremonies for Interfaith Families
Explanations and sample rituals and readings for interfaith couples planning a birth ceremony for their newborn.
Date: 01-13-2009The Bottom Line
Religion and culture wouldn't stand in the way of our love--even when we were arguing about how to name our baby.
Date: 07-29-2008Whose Ceremony Is It Anyway?
A proud father describes his son's multi-cultural baby naming.
Date: 07-28-2008Welcome to the World, Baby Boy!
We created a welcoming ceremony for our baby boy with the help of a humanist rabbi.
Date: 05-22-2008Naming Baby Tabitha
The author chose a baby naming ceremony for her daughter to cement her committment to raising her as a Jew.
Date: 04-02-2008
