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)....
We’re Interfaith: Now What Do I Tell My Sons about Dating?
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When I married my spouse who is not Jewish, I wanted nothing more to do with being Jewish. That...
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?...
I’m Jewish, but What Difference Does That Make about Whom I Date?
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August, 2005
Forty years later, I can remember my father telling me, “No, you can’t go...
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 first...
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
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May, 2000
Prior to Taryn’s meeting Sean, we all were sure she would marry someone Jewish. She...
How to Talk to Your Kids about Interfaith Dating: For Those Married to Jews or in Interfaith Marriages
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February, 2000
There’s a book written by a leading Conservative Rabbi, Alan Silverstein, titled...
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...
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
I Chose to Be Jewish. This is Why
When my family moved to Pittsburgh, my son was 10 weeks old and my husband was entering into a grueling six-year...
Dating, Engagement, Love, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings
The Mikveh Is Better Together
By Kelly Banker
Photo courtsey of Mayyim Hayyim
As a young Jew raised in a secular home, I never imagined that...
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...
My Catholic Boyfriend Moves In
The day Matt met Amy’s kids
In post-divorce life, it occurred to me that it had been over 13 years since...
Our Two Worlds Blend & Balance
My name is Hannah, and as one half of an engaged couple, I’m excited to share with you my experience planning...
Dating, Engagement, Love, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings
When Online Dating Went Off the Grid
When I was single, I spent a lot of time on OKCupid. But when I got Jean’s message, I’d never seen her profile...
Dating, Love, Relationships, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings
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