Matt Rice
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The End: Lovers Gonna Love
In the end, the wedding went the way it was supposed to. That’s not to...
Rabbi Freedman on Interfaith Marriage
Rabbi Eli Freedman came into my life just as I was beginning to explore the...
Let Us Now Praise Famous Mensches: Celebrating Interfaith Marriage
This morning I put a cross into a drawer. It was a cradle cross that...
Interfaith Marriage: Finding Meaning in the Journey
I went to Congregation Rodeph Shalom’s Purim celebration this year. (Or last year, by the...
Let Us Build a City: Interfaith Weddings as an Act of Translation
Shannon practiced saying “Shanah tovah” during the week leading up to Rosh Hashanah. “How do...
Reconstructing the Ketubah: Finding the Sweetness in Tradition
I attended services at Mishkan Shalom last spring. A friend of mine led the Torah...
Naming Our Fears: When Have We Asked Too Much?
A Muslim man greeted me with “As-salamu alaykum” on Rosh Hashanah morning. Having seen the...
God Was Not in the Fire: Getting Over the Intermarriage "Debate"
I confess that I was disappointed by the mikveh. I did not expect to emerge...
Universal Values, Jewish Expressions: Finding Common Ground in an Interfaith Marriage
When I became Jewish, I began seeing homeless people. I was not unaware of the...
Navigating the Narrow Places: Interfaith Arguments
When Shannon and I fight, I assume the worst. We’re going to break up. We’ll...
