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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Check out all the news posts by the G-dcast team! But don't forget to stop by the Network blog (written by InterfaithFamily staff) and the Parenting Blog too!
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Anita Diamant, Mourning Non-Jewish Loved Ones on MyJewishLearning.com, excerpted from Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew (Schocken Books, 1999).
Joshua Elkin, A Time to Grieve, A Time to Teach Teaching Children about Death and Dying: A Challenge to Parents and Educators.
Earl Grollman, Helping Children of Different Ages Cope With a Death on MyJewishLearning.com.
Jewish Women's Network, Bereavement Booklet for Jewish Women. From a Jewish feminist organization in Great Britain.
Maurice Lamm, The Jewish Way In Death and Mourning on chabad.org. Reprinted by permission from Maurice Lamm, The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning, (Jonathan David, 2000). A clear guide to Orthodox Jewish practice.
Zalman Schacter Shalomi, Reb Zalman on the Chevre Kaddisha.
Harold Schulweis, Questions On Dying, Death, The Funeral And Weddings. Includes advice about how to speak with children.
Anne Brenner, Mourning & Mitzvah: A Guided Journal for Walking the Mourner's Path Through Grief to Healing. (Jewish Lights Publishing, 1993).
Anita Diamant, Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew. (Schocken Books, 1999).
Simcha Paull Raphael, Jewish Views of the Afterlife. (Jason Aronson, 1994).
The Guide to Death and Mourning for Interfaith Families is also available as a downloadable PDF and Word document.
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