How Do We Bring Two Faiths into Our Everyday?
Often couples of the same faith join a religious community together after getting married. As an interfaith...
How I Came to Embrace My Important Role in Judaism
On Saturday, March 10th, 2018, in front of my family and community, I became a bat mitzvah at 33. The service...
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Conversion, Identity, Jews of Color, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Synagogue
It’s Not My Face that Makes Me Jewish
Rabbi Jillian, age 6
I recently read an incredible article posted in Alma, written by a former congregant of...
Who is a Jew?
It Depends Who You Ask
Who Was a Jew in Biblical and Rabbinic Times?
In the Torah, there are many examples of...
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
Converting Meant Adding Judaism, Not Losing Japanese
Kristin at her synagogue, Congregation Emanu-el. Credit: Laurel Street Kitchen
On March 22, 2016, I completed...
Is the Jewish Community a Mean Girl?
“The organized Jewish community is nothing more than the mean girls from high school.”
What?! I think I literally...
Jews Like Me
At Jewish summer camp (Camp Tawonga, to be specific), I felt a little different than the other campers. I wasn’t...
Camp, Family, Growing Up Interfaith, Identity, Professional Development, Professionals Stories, Religion
My Wife’s a Rabbi, My Mom’s a Minister and I’m OK
1044
August, 2009
You might want to sit down for this. My wife’s a rabbi, my mother’s a minister...
I’m not an “Interfaith Rabbi”
“Meet Robyn,” my friend, who is Jewish, said with a smile as she introduced me to her Christian daughter-in-law....
How Two Faiths Became One Family
Zach making curried latkes for Hanukkah
I recently joined a Facebook group that InterfaithFamily started to...
Christian Jewish Wedding, God, Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Bringing Some Dharma to My Jewish-Catholic Household
Insomnia. It’s awful and I’ve never had it before. Until now.
Part of this has to do with me getting pregnant...
Proud to be LGBTQI and Interfaith
Rabbi Mychal Copeland served as director of 18Doors/Bay Area until June, 2017 and is now the rabbi at Sha’ar...
Identity, LGBTQ, Professional Development, Professionals Stories
A Michigan Yankee in Israel’s Court
It turns out that she has a strong allegiance to another country — Israel. Since our interfaith relationship...
Back Talk
127
May, 2008
I am single-handedly destroying the Jewish community. Or so I’ve been told.
Well, maybe...
Finding Co-Officiants: A Multi-Step Process
Our first hurdle in planning an interfaith wedding (other than the insanity of touring and booking a venue)...
Mom: What is Your Religion?
Being from an interfaith family has influenced my life in myriad ways, most especially in my choice to focus...
Family, Growing Up Interfaith, Identity, Parenting, Religion
The Religious Identity of an Interfaith Home is a Journey, Not a Destination
Up until recently, I thought the hardest part of navigating life as an interfaith family was determining the...
Hybrid Identity, Every Person Counts, Shifting Boundaries and Intermarriage on TV
This post originally appeared on www.edumundcase.com and is reprinted with permission
Rabbi Darren Kleinberg...
Why Be Jewish Today?
Anti-Semitic acts have been happening in our country every day for the past couple of months. And every day...
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
How Jewish Do I Need to Be…If I’m Not Actually Jewish?
I met Jeremy and Lisa at a coffee shop to plan their upcoming wedding. We had covered most of the usual pre-ceremony...
The Tree Strikes a Chord Like No Other
Recently, my colleague in Los Angles posted a question that piqued my interest on her personal Facebook page:...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Identity, Professional Development, Professionals Stories, Religion
Interview: The December Holidays From A Christian Perspective
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
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