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Web Magazine Issue 189 - Dealing with Non-Jewish Relatives

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Web Magazine

Dealing with Non-Jewish Relatives

Issue 189: August 15, 2006

FEATURED ARTICLES

A Grandmother's Gift

By Ellen S. Glazer

A powerful lesson is learned when a devout Catholic grandmother gives her Jewish granddaughter a Star of David.

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When a Child Converts

By Rabbi Diane Cohen

What do you do if your child chooses Jesus?

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Homecomings

By Leona Junguzza

A family of lapsed Jehovah's Witnesses learns to adjust when its matriarch converts to Judaism.

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Are We Still an Interfaith Family?
By Esther Shchory

She married an Israeli, lives in Israel and goes to synagogue... so why does her mom still invite her over for Christmas?

Making the Cut
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Many non-Jewish families wonder why Jews celebrate a baby's pain--and why a bris precludes a baptism.

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Living Well in the Extended Interfaith Family
By Karen Kushner

An experienced outreach professional shares her tips on how to handle non-Jewish relatives.

News and Opinion

Victim Hailed as Dedicated Convert
By Rebecca Spence

Outreach to interfaith families was only one of the many achievements of Pam Waechter, who died in last month's shooting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.

Lessons in Jewish Ways
By Frances Grandy Taylor

A new program in Connecticut teaches non-Jewish mamas how to make a Jewish home.

Dad, Daughter, Dog and a Talk about God
By Jim Keen

Wondering what God looks like? Ask a nine-year-old.

Rocking the Cradle: A Mid-Life Conversion Story
By Carol Weiss Rubel

The Catholic daughter of an interfaith marriage loses her faith and discovers Judaism.

Arts and Entertainment

Meeting the Jewish Parents, Spanish-Style
By Michael Fox

A Jewish woman is in love with a Palestinian man. Need we say more?

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