December 2020
Atlanta Hannukah Candle Lighting
Join Rabbi Malka Packer-Monroe for the 6th night of Hannukah as we light our candles and connect in community.
Find out more »January 2021
Couples and Conversation – Online
Being part of an interfaith couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This online four session workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. Intended for seriously dating, engaged and newly married couples.
Find out more »Family Seder for Tu Bishvat (Jewish Earth Day) – Online
Jewish interfaith families are invited to join 18Doors and Jewish& for a musical, fun, engaging family seder for the environmental Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat! We will eat fruits associated with the holiday, connect with the Jewish time of year and sing together to celebrate the birthday of the trees. No prior knowledge necessary.
Find out more »April 2021
Couples & Conversation – Online
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.
Find out more »May 2021
Couples & Conversation – Online (Atlanta)
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 the Atlanta area.
Find out more »Couples and Conversation – Online
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.
Find out more »Planning Your Jew-ish Wedding: Crafting a Meaningful Ceremony – Online
Learn about the Jewish elements of a wedding ceremony and the deeper meaning behind rituals. This is part one of a four-week series and is led by Molly Kazin Marshall and Rabbi Michal Woll.
Find out more »Planning Your Jew-ish Wedding: Seven Blessings Just for You – Online
Join Molly Kazin Marshall and Rabbi Malka Packer-Monroe for an interactive workshop exploring the traditional sheva brachot (seven blessings—a Jewish wedding ceremony ritual). Create a custom version with your partner to use in your Jewish/interfaith wedding, your anniversary, your original wedding date that had to be postponed—you name it!
Find out more »Loving Day Kabbalat Shabbat – Online
We’re in love with love! Ahead of Loving Day, join us for a Kabbalat Shabbat service celebrating all kinds of racially and ethnically diverse Jewish couples and families! Jewish diversity manifests across multiple generations, in self-described religious, secular, and interfaith families, and in every geographic corner of the Jewish community. Only 50 years ago, the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage throughout the United States. Mildred and Richard Loving demanded and won the right to live…
Find out more »Couples & Conversation: Parenting Edition – Online
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 couples who are expecting and those with children under the age of six.
Find out more »June 2021
Working with Interfaith Families: Best Principles for Jewish Organizations – Online
This webinar will cover everything from your website to your ritual committee, and you will leave with some best principles to get you started on the work of making sure your organization is fully embracing interfaith families.
Find out more »Couples & Conversation – Online
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.
Find out more »It’s All Symbolic: Considering Religious/Cultural Icons in Your Jew-ish Family – Online
Join Rabbi Michael Shulman and other interfaith couples for a nonjudgmental discussion of religious and cultural symbols and objects and the role they play in our lives.
Find out more »Unlocking Shabbat: Learning to Create a Friday Night Ritual – Online
How do we welcome Shabbat with little kids? Rabbi Greg Weisman shares how creating a Friday night Shabbat experience can be fun for the whole family.
Find out more »Is Everybody Having Shabbat Dinner Without Me? A Conversation on Loneliness – Online (Boston)
Has the pandemic or life in general left you feeling lonely? You're not the only one. Join 18Doors Boston and Repair the World for a Shabbat dinner where we'll learn about loneliness as an epidemic and hear about real ways that we can help others (and ourselves!) feel more connected.
Find out more »CANCELLED – Nourish Your Soul: Jewish Parenting, Partnering & Self-Care – Online
Bring a cup of tea or glass of wine and enjoy a date night all about communication and compassion with other interfaith couples.
Find out more »September 2021
Our Year of Firsts – Online
Open to all engaged or newly married couples who are interfaith (intercultural, dual faith, Jew-ish, etc.), Our Year of Firsts offers you the opportunity to explore the deeper meaning behind Jewish holidays, create new traditions together and meet other interfaith couples.
Find out more »November 2021
Bursting with Joy! Virtual Birthing Class (Boston) – Online
Certified Nurse-Midwife Sarah Kleinman, Rabbi Suzie Jacobson, and 18Doors team up for a virtual birthing class that will cover the birthing process and guidance through the birthing practice, as well as a discuss on Jewish values, ideas, and rituals around birthing — including naming ceremonies and the bris.
Find out more »December 2021
2021 Ignite the Light Celebration
Join us for an evening celebrating the work and impact of 18Doors. Are you part of a Jewish-interfaith family? Then we want to celebrate YOU! This free event will feature wonderful speakers, complimentary drink recipes for you to make at home, giveaways, and a portion that will feature photos and stories from real interfaith families. The mission of 18Doors is to empower people in interfaith relationships— individuals, couples, families and their children—to engage in Jewish life and make Jewish choices,…
Find out more »February 2022
Couples & Conversation (National) – Online
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 couples.
Find out more »April 2022
FaithFULL: The Theology of Passover and Easter – Online
Passover and Easter: two very different holidays that both happen around spring and involve food and family. Are there any other similarities? Grab your partner and come explore the theological differences between Passover and Easter with 18Doors' Rabbi Steven Philp of Mishkan, Rev. Dr. Beth Brown from Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church and other interfaith couples. Bring the questions you've always wanted to ask.
Find out more »Couples & Conversation (Atlanta) – Online
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 couples in the Atlanta area.
Find out more »May 2022
Couples & Conversation: Parenting Edition (Chicago) – Online
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 Chicago-based couples with children under the age of two.
Find out more »June 2022
Shabbat Dinner and Game Night (Boston)
Join other interfaith/multicultural/Jew-ish couples for a Shabbat dinner in person! We'll start our evening with Shabbat blessings and get to know one another over a night of board games and great food. Weather permitting, we will be outdoors.
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