Welcome to IFF/Boston!
interfaith [in-ter-feyth]: adjective 1. of, operating, or occurring between persons belonging to different religions.
We at InterfaithFamily understand that the definition goes far beyond Webster’s.
How do you interfaith?…Interfaith relationship? Intercultural relationship? Interfaith children or grandchildren? Child of an interfaith family?
We have a knack for that! And many, many resources to help you celebrate Judaism your way…Come join us! Rabbi Jillian Cameron would love the opportunity to meet you over a cup of coffee….or email!
Want to meet other interfaith/intercultural couples? We’re making it easy in 2018! Coffee & Conversations, our monthly informal get-togethers, are coming to a coffee house near you. Here’s our 2018 line-up:
Jamaica Plain: Aug 29
Cambridge/Somerville Aug 22
90 Oak Street, 4th Floor Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 (617) 581-6801 Contact: Jane Maine
August 1, 12:00AM
Registration for Kerem Shalom’s Hebrew School 2018-19 is now open. From age 3 through high school – meet once-a-week. Preschool and primary grades focus on the joys of Jewish Holidays, celebrations and introduce Jewish cultural awareness. Elementary grades learn Hebrew and the prayer service, study Torah, and develop their understanding of their Jewish identity through […]
Registration for Discovery After School Club 2018-2019 is now open! Discovery Club provides after school options on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays for kids in grades K-2 with workshop choices ranging from sports and swimming to farming and technology to crafting and cooking. Transportation is available in Newton and Needham from local vendors. Join us for the […]
August 1, 8:00AM
Y’ladim BaTeva Outdoor Jewish Learning for Kids is a new Jewish learning program for children in grades K-4. • Do you and your family love nature and the outdoors? • Do you wish to impart Jewish values to your children? • Are you looking for an alternative Jewish education program? Join this new and innovative […]
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Rabbi Jillian weighs in on not “looking Jewish”
There is extraordinary news this morning: according to a demographic study of Boston’s Jewish community released today, 60 percent of intermarried households are raising their children Jewish. Michaal Paulson of the Boston Globe did a front-page story on this remarkable development this morning, and the news is clearly striking a chord. As of 9:20 a.m. […]
If you read The Jewish Week, you’ve seen Marvin Schick’s ads before. Tucked towards the back, they occupy a horizontal half-page and are all-text (small type) editorials on matters of import in the Jewish community. I rarely read them, but his ad from last week–which is also online on his blog–caught my attention. Titled “As […]
Ed Case’s interfaith news roundup
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INTERFAITH PARENTING Read some of our latest parenting adventures. >>
Partner Organizations of special interest to Boston interfaith couples and families:
The Director of InterfaithFamily/Boston, Rabbi Jillian Cameron, is available to couples and families to talk about issues, introduce you to interfaith family-friendly organizations and programs, and to personally help you find Jewish clergy for officiation at life cycle events. Contact her at jillianc@interfaithfamily.com or (617) 581-6857 and read more about her.
