Loving My Mixed Self
What does Loving Day mean to me? The simpler answer may actually be what it doesn’t.
My racial identity and my...
Feeling Unheard as a Jewish, Queer Asian Woman
Being a Jewish queer Asian woman is more emotional labor than I have the spoons for right now. It’s Pittsburgh, Orlando and...
Anti Semitism, Identity, Jews of Color, LGBTQ, Multiracial, Race
What We’re Reading & Watching About Anti-Black Racism
Like many organizations in the Jewish community, the team at 18Doors has been spending a lot of time discussing...
This Mom of an Interracial, Dual-Faith Family Has the Advice & Support We Need
Rorri Geller-Mohamed, LCSW, is a family therapist and parent coach who specializes in working with multiracial...
Identity, Parenting, Parenting Tips & Advice, Race, Young Kids
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
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)...
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...
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
Jewish Genes: Are They in Our DNA or in Our Stories?
Where are you from? It seems an innocent enough question. But as our families become more and more diverse,...
Wade in the Water at Mayyim Hayyim
Well, I went to the water one day to pray.
And my soul got happy and I stayed all day.
[Don’t you know...
Finding a Rabbi for Two
Lisa and I attending the New Members Dinner at Temple Sholom
A question that all soon-to-be married couples...
Eyes on the Prize
I love when my kids come home from school with inspirational materials. This week, with MLK day on everyone’s...
Yes You Can Be Black AND Jewish
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July 2, 2010
I’m a lucky parent. I have three magnificent children: two born biologically to...
Privilege
Robin Margolis, an activist for children of interfaith marriage in the Jewish community who has written for...
The Jews of Iquitos
We have a constant editorial dilemma chosing articles for InterfaithFamily.com. Converts to Judaism are part...
A Great Moment to Reflect
Here at InterfaithFamily.com, one of our missions is to encourage the Jewish community to be welcoming to people...
Double Happiness: Parenting a Jewish Teen
Born in China, daughter to a second-generation Holocaust survivor and an Italian-American Catholic father: Who...
Identity, Multiracial, Parenting, Parenting Challenges, Race
Pizza, Noodles and Latkes
What am I? Small eyes… dark hair…. I look like my father. When I went to China to adopt each of...
Identity, Jews of Color, Multicultural Food, Multiracial, Race
Kosher Gospel Rocks the House at Seder Celebrating Jewish Diversity
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Being “Both”: Claiming Dual Identity as a Biracial Jew
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