Kindness is Paramount in Our Interfaith, Interracial Relationship
One of the questions David asked me on our first date was, “Are you looking for someone Jewish?” He didn’t...
Living Our True Selves: Queer, Interfaith and in Love
I don’t remember all of the lessons my mother tried to teach me as a child; let’s be honest, most of us don’t....
Dating, Identity, LGBTQ, Relationship Challenges, Relationship Successes, Relationships
How to Celebrate Shabbat at Home With Your Partner
Imagine looking forward to Fridays, not only because it’s the start of the weekend, but because you can make...
5 Thanksgiving-Themed Conversation Starters for Couples
These five Thanksgiving conversation starters are designed to spark dialogue between you and your partner....
10 Sukkot-Inspired Date Night Ideas
These creative ideas for a Sukkot-inspired date night with your partner are perfect for this year when you...
How I Got into a Long-Distance Interfaith Relationship…After I Became Jewish
Elle and James at the Trinity College Dublin library during her first visit to Ireland
In a lot of ways, I never...
How I Knew He was Husband Material
Zach and his great aunt Thelma
When did I know Zach was husband material? It dawned on me during a trip to New...
How Two Faiths Collide
Once, I was afraid I wouldn’t ever have a boyfriend. I was almost 12, kicked out of Yeshiva, transferred to...
The C Word
It’s the conversation topic almost every interfaith couple dreads (that is, if one of the members is Christian)....
Dating, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Love, Relationships, Weddings
We’re Interfaith: Now What Do I Tell My Sons about Dating?
When I married my spouse who isn’t Jewish, I wanted nothing more to do with being Jewish. That was 21...
A Girl, a Guy and a Waffle House
In case you didn’t notice from the pictures, Femi and I are a devilishly handsome, interfaith, interracial couple....
Dating, Identity, Love, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Swipe Right for True Love
OK, I’ll come clean: I wasn’t expecting to meet my wife on Tinder.
I’m not some app-phobic, anti-technology...
Dating, Love, Relationships, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings
A Jew-by-Choice’s Perspective on Her Teenage Daughter’s Interdating
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August, 2005
What if my daughter started dating somebody who wasn’t Jewish? How should I react?...
Advice: My Daughter Is Bringing Home A Boyfriend Who Is Not Jewish For Rosh Hashanah
Q: Recently, our twenty year old daughter called from college to announce that she is bringing home her...
Breaking the Dating Rules
“I don’t think being with someone who isn’t Jewish compromises my Judaism.” I said to my fiancé...
Meeting the Parents of Your Jewish Daughter’s Catholic Fiance
Prior to Taryn’s meeting Sean, we all were sure she would marry someone Jewish. She was an interested...
How to Talk to Your Kids about Interfaith Dating: For Those Married to Jews or in Interfaith Marriages
There’s a book written by a leading Conservative Rabbi, Alan Silverstein, titled It All Begins With A...
Please Stop Asking if My Daughter’s Boyfriend Is Jewish
My 22-year-old daughter is seriously involved with a wonderful guy. He’s smart, funny, kind, and they just...
Dating, Identity, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Relationships
We Chose Love with a Full Moon Ritual
The moon has recently become new, and therefore our Jewish calendar has just transitioned to the month of Av,...
Our Most Important Difference
I had been living at Moishe Kavod House (a home-based Jewish community for young adults) for about a month...
Dating, Identity, Multiracial, Race, Relationship Challenges, Relationships, Religion
Judaism Without Walls
Jared and his (now) wife Laurie being married by Rabbi Lev Baesh on Laurie’s parents’ farm in Pennsylvania
Why...
Why I Waited for Interfaith Love
It took me 20 years to find the love of my life. If you told me 10 years ago, or even 15 years ago that I’d...
Dating, Growing Up Interfaith, Identity, Love, Relationships, Religion
The Mikveh Is Better Together
As a young Jew raised in a secular home, I never imagined that being in a committed relationship with someone...
I’m Finally Dating Again Post-Divorce… But He’s Not Jewish
I’m dating. Again. Post-divorce, post 50, I’m dating. I suppose it’s fitting—I didn’t do much dating during...
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