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Web Magazine Issue 184 - Babies and Interfaith Families

Web Magazine

Babies in Interfaith Families

Issue 184: May 23, 2006

FEATURED ARTICLES

Parenting for a Positive Jewish Identity

By Josh Segal

If you want your kids to be Jewish, show them how.

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At Last Becoming a Parent, with the Support of My Congregation

By Pam Chernoff

When a child dies, a synagogue comes together.

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In This "Opt in, Opt out" World, It's Hard to Remain a Jew

By Dan Pine

What happens when an uncircumcised child decides he wants a bris?

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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

More Articles on Babies/Parenting

"In the Mix": A Rosenblum by Any Other Name...
By Julie Wiener

Does having a Jewish-sounding name make you more Jewish?

A Journey of Faith: Step by Step, Beginning with the Birth of Our First Child
By Sallie W. Gotoff

A Catholic girl agrees to raise her children Jewish... and ends up converting.

Joys of Chavurah (AKA, "The Jewish Party Thing")
By Joanne Catz Hartman

How crabs, shrimp rolls and a Friday night concert add up to a jubilant Jewish gathering.

Making the Transition to Parenting Easier: A Review of The New Jewish Baby Book
By Cheryl F. Coon

If you're looking for unique ways to celebrate your interfaith child's birth, check out the revised version of Anita Diamant's classic.

Columnist

Star/Crossed: Jewish Stories from an Interfaith Life: Sisters, Set in Stone
By Andi L. Rosenthal

Can an unmarried convert to Judaism be godmother to her committed Catholic sister's son?

More on the Conversion Controversy

Conversion Is Not an Outreach Strategy
By David Ellenson and Kerry Olitzky

Raising Jewish kids is more important than manufacturing Jewish spouses.

More on the Conservative Movement and Intermarriage

Reaching Out to the Intermarried
By Rabbi David Booth 

A rabbi whose wife converted says the Conservative movement needs to do more to understand and welcome interfaith families.

Lessons on Intermarriage from Abraham
By Rabbi Dr. Barry Leff

A rabbi who was intermarried twice is opposed to intermarriage but for outreach.

The ritual removal of the foreskin of the penis from boys on the eighth day after they are born. Following the circumcision, several blessings are recited and a celebration is held. More formally known as "brit milah." People who attend and worship at a given synagogue. Spiritual leader and teacher. Typically, but not always, leads a congregation. Place of Jewish worship, referring to both the room where it occurs and the building where it occurs. Colloquially referred to as "temple."
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