Policy Archives

An Open Letter to Judaism from an Interfaith Family

By Liz Polay-Wettengel

Dear Judaism, Well I’ve gone and done it. I didn’t mean to make you mad, but I can tell that I did. There I...

Policy, Resources

How Can We Enact Jewish Values?

By Rabbi Jillian Cameron

Madeleine Albright speaking at the Consultation on Conscience conference We live in a world of infinite choices,...

Chicago, Policy, Religious Education, Religious Life, Resources

How Does Your Synagogue Handle Candle Lighting with Interfaith Families?

By 18Doors

Our staff around the country worked together on this project to gather information about the ritual policies...

Policy, Professional Development

Tell Your Congregants: Don’t Go

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

So many couples I marry have one partner who grew up at an area congregation but left after their bar or bat...

Policy, Religion, Religious Life, Synagogue

The Challenge of a Jewish Education – A Plea to Educators

By Wendy Armon

I am a day school kid. I didn’t like learning Hebrew much but I didn’t like school much either. I have some...

Policy, Religious Education, Resources

Rabbinical Students and Intermarriage

By Benjamin Maron

Back in February, my colleague, Rebecca, blogged about a debate between two Reform rabbinic students: should...

Denominations, Policy, Religious Life, Synagogue

Try Being a Stranger

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

We speak a lot about the importance of welcoming interfaith families to organized Jewish life. Congregations...

Policy, Religious Life, Resources

Rabbis and Intermarriage

By Edmund Case

I recently read an article, Debatable: Should Our Seminary Admit Students with Non-Jewish Partners?, in the...

Clergy, Policy, Resources

Jewish Organization Equality Index

By Benjamin Maron

Last winter, I received a request to fill out a survey from our friends at Keshet (working for the inclusion...

Policy, Resources

Writing a Religious School Pledge for All Families

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

From the moment I left the Kallah that we co-lead with the Community Foundation for Jewish Education, I haven’t...

Policy, Religious Education, Resources

Questions Coming up in Chicagoland

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

Passover Memories

Chicago, Policy, Synagogue

Intemarriage: The Impact of Birthright Israel

By Edmund Case

A “new” study, [url=http://www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/pdfs/Intermarriage_Impact.12.13.10.pdf]Intermarriage:...

News, Officiation, Op-ed, Policy, Religious Life, Resources

Rabbinical School and the Interfaith Marriage

By Ruth Abrams

New Voices, the National Jewish Student Magazine published a well-reported story on The Coming of the Intermarried...

Clergy, Policy

Boy Wonder

By Micah Sachs

When I had my bar mitzvah 18 years ago, it was truly all about the party. Back then, at least at my synagogue...

Jewish Professionals, Policy, Religious Life, Resources

Policy

Stay in the know.