The Resource Center for Jewish Clergy
The Resource Center for Jewish Clergy supports rabbis and cantors looking to engage interfaith couples and families in their communities and help them make a stronger connection with Judaism. The Center also connects Jewish clergy who are welcoming and supportive of interfaith families with each other. The Center is intended for Jewish clergy, from all flavors of Judaism, to further dialogue, to share resources and to collaborate in our engagement with interfaith couples and families.
Rabbi Lev Baesh is the current Director of the Resource Center. He will be transitioning to a consulting relationship with IFF and we are looking for a new Director. Click here to view the job description.
For Clergy Only Resources
We offer certain "for clergy only" resources so that rabbis and cantors can share information confidentially, only among themselves. To apply for a username and password, take the Jewish Clergy Survey.
If you've forgotten or wish to change your username or password, please contact us at password@interfaithfamily.com.
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Publicly Available Resources
- Connections In Your Area - Searchable listing of welcoming Jewish organizations and programs.
- Rabbinic Officiation Referral Service - Helps interfaith couples find Jewish clergy for their weddings. To be added to our list, take the Jewish Clergy Survey.
- Articles on Rabbinic Officiation
- Resources (Print)
- Friedland, Ronnie and Edmund Case, ed. The Guide to Jewish Interfaith Family Life: An InterfaithFamily.com Handbook. Jewish Lights, 2001. Read a review.
- Interfaith Families Making Jewish Choices. Jewish Lights, LifeLights series.
- Resources (Online)
Studies
- Chertok, Fern, Benjamin Phillips and Leonard Saxe. It's Not Just Who Stands Under the Chuppah: Intermarriage and Engagement. Steinhardt Social Research Institute, 2008.
- Dashefsky, Arnold, and Zachary Heller. Intermarriage and Jewish Journeys. National Center for Jewish Policy Studies, 2008.
- Fishbein, Rabbi Irwin H. Summary of Rabbinic Center for Research and Counseling 1995 Survey. Rabbinic Center for Research and Counseling, 1995.
- Survey of American Rabbinate. Jewish Outreach Institute, 1997.
- The 2005 Greater Boston Community Study Intermarried Families and Their Children. Combined Jewish Philanthropies, 2008.
About InterfaithFamily.com
For more information, contact Rabbi Lev Baesh at (617) 581-6863 or levb@interfaithfamily.com.
In modern Jewish practice, Jewish girls come of age at 12 or 13. When a girl comes of age, she is officially a Bat Mitzvah (\'daughter of the commandments\'). The term is commonly used as a short-hand for the Bat Mitzvah\'s coming-of-age ceremony and/or celebration. The male equivalent is "Bar Mitzvah."
Planning a wedding is stressful and exciting. We can help you make it meaningful, too. Check out our Guide to Wedding Ceremonies for Interfaith Couples.
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