June 2020
Couples and Conversation – Online (Philadelphia)
Being part of an interfaith 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. Join us in this safe space to process together, meet new friends and learn from one another.
Find out more »Webinar: Supporting Interfaith Families in times of Mourning: Best Principles for Jewish Organizations
As the number of interfaith families connecting to Jewish communal organizations continues to grow, so too does the need to support them at all lifecycle moments – from birth to death. For interfaith families, specific questions and concerns may arise about how they will be supported around death and dying. This webinar will identify some of these questions and suggest best principles for addressing them in your community – from pastoral support to cemetery considerations and beyond.
Find out more »Webinar: Supporting Interfaith Families in times of Mourning: Best Principles for Jewish Organizations
As the number of interfaith families connecting to Jewish communal organizations continues to grow, so too does the need to support them at all lifecycle moments – from birth to death. For interfaith families, specific questions and concerns may arise about how they will be supported around death and dying. This webinar will identify some of these questions and suggest best principles for addressing them in your community – from pastoral support to cemetery considerations and beyond.
Find out more »July 2020
Webinar: Unpacking Bias: Best Principles for Jewish Organizations
As Jewish communal professionals, we come to our work with open hearts and minds, hoping to welcome as many people into Judaism as we can. However, we all bring with us unconscious biases we've learned over time, especially around what it means to be Jewish. In this webinar, 18Doors' Director of Professional Development, Tema Smith, will help you begin to unpack these biases so that you can look at your work of engaging interfaith families with fresh eyes. Register now.
Find out more »Webinar: Unpacking Bias: Best Principles for Jewish Organizations
As Jewish communal professionals, we come to our work with open hearts and minds, hoping to welcome as many people into Judaism as we can. However, we all bring with us unconscious biases we’ve learned over time, especially around what it means to be Jewish. In this webinar, 18Doors’ Director of Professional Development, Tema Smith, will help you begin to unpack these biases so that you can look at your work of engaging interfaith families with fresh eyes.
Find out more »Webinar: Working with Interfaith Families: Best Principles for Jewish Organizations
Recent statistics estimate that 71% of Jewish marriages outside of the Orthodox community are intermarriages. As Jewish organizations, interfaith families are our constituents - our synagogue members, day school and supplementary school students, campers, and donors. As leaders of these organizations, we are in a unique position to create a Jewish community that embraces them and encourages them to do Jewish. In this introductory webinar, you will learn the basic principles of being truly welcoming to interfaith families. We will…
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