Couples & Conversation

A workshop for building your life together as an interfaith couple

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What is Couples & Conversation?


A four week workshop on building a life together as an interfaith* couple

*Intercultural, Dual-faith, Mixed Heritage, Jew-ish…

Being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This 4-week workshop facilitated by 18Doors rabbis offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. 

Couples are invited to participate if they are seriously dating, engaged or newly married, exploring the issue of religion/culture in their relationship, and:

    • want to explore questions about their life together, including: How can we honor both of our heritages? Can we raise our children in one religion while exposing them to the other one? How will we celebrate holidays and lifecycle events? How can we talk to parents and other relatives about issues related to our interfaith relationship?
    • want to discuss and begin to make decisions about their religious/spiritual/cultural life together with support from other couples and a non-judgmental facilitator
    • want guidance from a facilitator who has experience working with interfaith couples and helping them to address actual and potential challenges particular to them
    • want to get to know and develop relationships with other interfaith couples who are thinking about similar issues
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New Program for Couples: Our Year of Firsts

Upcoming Couples & Conversations

Oct 29

Couples & Conversation (Atlanta)

October 29 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This online workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. It is intended for seriously dating, engaged and newly married Jewish/interfaith couples in their 20s and 30s.

These dates don’t work for you? Get notified of upcoming workshops and let us know if there’s a time that’s better for you.

All Upcoming Events for Couples

Fri 29

Rosh Hashanah Your Way (Boston)

September 6 @ 12:00 am - October 1 @ 12:00 am EDT
Join 18Doors Boston for a Rosh Hashanah celebration—however and wherever you like! We want to give you the resources you need to make the holiday meaningful. Choose from gift cards to Whole Foods, Modern Tribe, or a Rosh Hashanah cookbook by a local author, and celebrate with a seder, meal, or tashlich ceremony. This opportunity is for Jewish/interfaith* couples in the Greater Boston area, as well as Jewish grandparents of interfaith families in the Greater Boston area. *interfaith, multifaith, Jewish&, Jew-ish, mixed heritage, etc.
Oct 16

Planning Your Interfaith Wedding…Together (National)- Online

October 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
Join us for a three part series to plan your Jewish/interfaith wedding, together with other Jewish/interfaith couples! Having other couples to bounce ideas around with can be the most helpful resource of all as you're planning your big day
Oct 22

Build a Better Future: Day of Service for Young Professionals (Boston)

October 22 @ 9:15 am - 5:30 pm EDT
We’re teaming up with Repair the World (RTW), the premier national Jewish service organization, to offer young professionals opportunities to connect with one another while volunteering around town. Join young professionals throughout Greater Boston for a day of service learning and volunteering as part of RTW's national Service Matters event. We'll be constructing accessible picnic tables for sites across the region.
Oct 29

Couples & Conversation (Atlanta)

October 29 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This online workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. It is intended for seriously dating, engaged and newly married Jewish/interfaith couples in their 20s and 30s.