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Web Magazine Issue 154 - YOUNG ADULTS RAISED IN INTERFAITH FAMILIES TALK, Part 2

Web Magazine

YOUNG ADULTS RAISED IN INTERFAITH FAMILIES TALK, Part 2

Issue 154: March 15, 2005

FEATURED ARTICLES

Samie Facciolo

Dual Legacies: Growing up Jewish in an Interfaith Family

By Samie Facciolo

My interfaith family guided me to cultivate an open mind towards others' religions. I hope these experiences will lead me towards shaping a Jewish home with the same ideals.

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Embracing Judaism in Spite of My Interfaith Self

By Dara Suchke

Growing up in an interfaith family made it less likely that I would marry a Jew, but showed me the value of not denying myself or my children of the richness of Judaism and the heritage that goes along with it.

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Dara Suchke

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

More Personal Stories

Sarah Heilbronner The Price of Intermarriage 
By Sarah Heilbronner
For me, marrying Jewish would certainly be easier, as I strongly desire for my children to identify as Jews.
Ariana Kroshinsky Passing Down Identity 
By Ariana Kroshinsky

I'm going to raise them knowing about Jewish beliefs, holidays, Israel, and the history of the Jewish people.

Star Crossed: Jewish Stories from an Interfaith Life

Andi Rosenthal

Welcoming the Sabbath 
By Andi Rosenthal

Strangely enough, one of my favorite things about choosing a Jewish life was, at one time, the source of my greatest apprehension: celebrating Shabbat.

Arts and Entertainment

Michael Elkin Kyra's Caring Characters 
By Michael Elkin

Kyra Sedgwick dazzles in The Woodsman, going out on a limb as the lover of a hard-to-like character.

Israeli-Born Natalie Portman Stars 
By Dan Baron

"Both my parents are Jewish so I don't have the religion aspect of the character who is not 100 percent Jewish and is not accepted by the Jewish community in Israel."

Holidays

Joni Schockett

Recipes for a Purim Celebration 
By Joni Schockett
Some of the best Jewish food is cooked at Purim.
The Jewish Sabbath, from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday.
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