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By Micah Sachs, with reporting by Millie Dawson

We investigated Jewish newspapers' policies on printing interfaith wedding announcements. The results may surprise you.

By Magin McKenna

No one was more surprised than Magin when she fell in love with a "big Jesus freak."

By Julie Daneman

Five months after they started to blog about their interfaith wedding plans, Julie and Bryan reach the Big Day.

Guide to Weddings for Interfaith Couples (PDF) (also available in Word format) By InterfaithFamily.com
We've updated our weddings guide to include comprehensive information about Jewish weddings, how to find a rabbi to officiate, tips for planning interfaith weddings and much more.

	My Jewpanese Wedding By Paul Golin
East meets East Side in a Jewish wedding with Japanese flourishes.
	When Life Gets in the Way of Planning a Wedding By Faye Rapoport DesPres
A Jewish-Catholic couple overcomes two mothers' illnesses, one rabbi's rejection and another rabbi's last-minute hospitalization to have a beautiful, life-affirming wedding.
	Picture This: Old Photographs, New Life By Heather Lazar
Marrying a Nepalese Hindu causes a Jewish woman to reflect on her Jewish past, and her interfaith future.
	Our Non-Religious Jewish Wedding By Naomi Rockler-Gladen
She wants a Jewish wedding. He wants nothing to do with religion. Can they make it work?

InterfaithFamily.com Hires Rabbi By JTA Staff
Rabbi Lev Baesh joins IFF to counsel interfaith couples, and help them find a rabbi for their wedding.
To Officiate or Not? By Nancy Fromson
Only one rabbi in Boston's North Shore officiates at interfaith weddings--although others offer advice and support.

Interfaith Celebrities: Brittany Murphy's "Rabbi" Husband and "American Idol's" Jewish Judges By Nate Bloom
Are Brittany Murphy and Simon Cowell Jewish? Plus a few more crumbs about R. Crumb and the conversion story of Mare Winningham.
	Pearls' Ordeal Makes for a White-Knuckle Docudrama By Michael Fox
Angelina Jolie stars as the Buddhist wife of the Jewish Daniel Pearl in A Mighty Heart.
	Truth of Pearl By Michael Fox
A Mighty Heart director Michael Winterbottom wanted his film to be as accurate as the writings of his late subject.
	Doctor, Doctor,There's a Joke in My Judaism! A Conversation with Adam Gopnik By Susan Freudenheim
The intermarried New Yorker writer connects to his culture through comedy.