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Multicultural Interfaith Families

By Lesley Williams

A convert to Judaism, Lesley Williams still feels like an outsider in her own synagogue.

By Alina Adams

She's Jewish, he's black. Or is it the other way around?

By Kyra Davis

African-American, Jewish and perfectly normal. Imagine that.

Being "Both": Claiming Dual Identity as a Biracial Jew By Lisa W. Rosenberg
Faced with the choice between black and Jewish, Lisa Rosenberg picked both.
She Wants Revenge's Justin Warfield: A Profile in Black and White By Karla S. Blume
He's got nothing but gratitude for his Russian-Romanian-Jewish-Southern-African-American upbringing.
Finding Answers in Judaism: D.C. Author/Educator Celebrates Dual Identities By Jacqueline Sternberg
How the author of Nappy Hair grew up black, became Jewish and wrestled with God.
Common Values Shared between a Jew and a Muslim By Esther Meyers
Or, how to raise the child of a Jewish-Muslim marriage to respect both religions and all people.

	Bowing to Reality, Conservative Shuls Do More to Reach Out to the Intermarried By Sue Fishkoff
Need a consultant to train your temple in outreach? Call the Conservative movement's Federation of Men's Clubs.
	A Rabbi's Response to Eric H. Yoffie's Conversion Message by Rabbi Sam Gordon
The founder of a synagogue for interfaith families says the Reform movement is sending a "terrible message" to the intermarried.

Dear Wendy: Giving Our Future Children a Faith By Wendy Weltman Palmer
A Catholic woman married to a Jewish man is cool with raising the kids Jewish, but confused by her husband's lack of observance.