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I Used To think Jews Should Marry Jews, Now I Officiate Interfaith Weddings

By Rabbi Michael Satz

My journey to becoming a rabbi who officiates interfaith marriages wasn’t straightforward, and early in my...

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Officiation, Professional Development, Professionals Stories

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Clergy, Jewish Professionals, Professional Development, Professionals

Officiating a Wedding Over Zoom? No Problem!

By Nicole Wasilus

Officiating virtual weddings during a pandemic is a far cry from business as usual for rabbis and cantors. But...

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Officiation

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Conference Speakers

By 18Doors

18Doors’ network of educators are available for your next conference. Contact our Professional Development...

Clergy, Professional Development

Interfaith Inclusive Language: A Glossary and Discussion Guide

By 18Doors

This glossary is designed to spark conversation in your organization about interfaith inclusive language. There...

Clergy, Digital Learning, Professional Development, Training

Rabbi Is All Jewish, but Still Misses Christmas

By Rabbi Beth Nichols

Reprinted from The (New York) Jewish Week with permission of the author. Originally published with the title,...

Clergy, Hanukkah & Christmas

Objective Social Science?

By Edmund Case

This post originally appeared on www.edumundcase.com and is reprinted with permission. Michelle Shain, a researcher...

Advocacy, Clergy, News, Officiation

Resolutions Your Synagogue Can Make This Rosh Hashanah

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

Just like the approach of the secular new year, the approach of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, is...

Clergy, Professional Development, Synagogue

I’m not an “Interfaith Rabbi”

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

“Meet Robyn,” my friend, who is Jewish, said with a smile as she introduced me to her Christian daughter-in-law....

Clergy, Identity, Religion

Rabbi Officiation Survey Results

By 18Doors

Thank you for your interest in our rabbi officiation survey results. We are thrilled to provide them for you...

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Officiation

Why I Changed My Mind

By Rabbi Arthur P. Nemitoff

It was one of the hardest decisions I ever had to make as a rabbi. To say no to my sister, who was getting married....

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Co-officiation, Officiation, Professional Development, Professionals Stories, Weddings

Couples are marrying with or without us. Let’s help.

By Rabbi Keara Stein

The debate in Jewish communities about interfaith marriage is heating up. Rabbis and Jewish professionals are...

Clergy, Clergy Weddings

The Conversations We Should be Having

By Rabbi Richard Address

…with Grandparents with Grandchildren of Interfaith Marriages In my travels to congregations and Jewish organizations...

Clergy, Grandparents, Professional Development

Everywhere You Go There’s Always Someone or Something Jewish

By Jane Larkin

Digging into some fish and chips, a meal with Jewish roots. A week before Thanksgiving, I stood in the doorway...

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Interview: The December Holidays From A Christian Perspective

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

While 18Doors is a Jewish organization, we naturally work with individuals and clergy of other faiths and often...

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Hanukkah & Christmas, Identity, Officiation, Professional Development, Religion

I’m Sorry. Hineini (Here I Am).

By Rabbi Keara Stein

I need to apologize. I’ve been quiet. I’ve been in my isolated bubble of white-straight-privilege and been...

Clergy, Identity, Religion

Why I Co-Officiate Interfaith Marriages

By 18Doors

The most popular days to get engaged are Christmas (and I assume Hanukkah!), New Year’s Eve, and Valentine’s...

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Co-officiation

Why I Go to Church

By Rabbi Sarah Tasman

You might find it hard to believe but I love going to church. I don’t go very often, but the times that I have...

Clergy, God, Identity, Religion

My Mission to Welcome

By Rabbi Sarah Tasman

This blog post originally appeared at Rituallwell.org One of my favorite parts of being a rabbi and the director...

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Resources

Top 7 Reasons Why Co-Officiating Weddings is a Joy of My Rabbinate

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

Rabbi Ari officiating at a wedding There are many reasons I enjoy co-officiating weddings. Here are some of...

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Co-officiation, Officiation

Start with Words of Yes

By Rabbi Jillian Cameron

When I became a rabbi, my own rabbi at home told me that the most important thing I had as a rabbi was my integrity...

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Officiation

Embracing Our Differences

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

The following is a sermon I gave at Saint Elisabeth’s Church in Glencoe, Illinois, on February 22. Rev. Daphne...

Blessings, Clergy, God, Identity, Professional Development, Professionals, Religion

Three Terms I Hope Not to Hear in the New Year

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

As the new year approaches, I’ve been thinking back over the past year—particularly about certain terms I’ve...

Advocacy, Clergy, Identity, Professional Development, Religion

Five Observations

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

Below are five observations from working with interfaith families that may get our hearts racing and hopefully...

Clergy, Culture, Identity, Professional Development, Religion

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