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The Eco-Friendly, Queer Wedding of My Dreams

By Ezra Kiers

I’ve always known I wanted a Jewish wedding. I choose to live a Jewish life every day, and falling in love...

LGBTQ, Love and Marriage, Relationships, Wedding Planning, Wedding Recap, Wedding Stories, Weddings

How a Catholic School Girl Ended Up With Five Bar Mitzvah Boys

By Melanie Grossman

If anyone would have told me when I was 17 that someday I would be in an interfaith marriage and have five...

Grandparents, Parenting, Relationships

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Takes On Interfaith Love

By Scott Hausman-Weiss

It’s no secret that one of the reasons so many of us are glued to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is for the Jewish...

Engagement, Extended Family, Family, Identity, Love, Love and Marriage, Pop Culture, Relationship Challenges, Relationships

Becoming Jewish After 13 Years and Three Attempts

By Molly Laufer

My path to Judaism took 13 years. And while I ended up marrying the first Jewish person I ever met (my now-husband...

Conversion, Identity, Jew by Choice, Marriage, Relationships

Love Changed My Insecurities About Religion & Cerebral Palsy

By Sean Kelly

For much of my life, I found it hard to fit in. Born a triplet with Cerebral Palsy (CP), and raised in an interfaith...

Identity, Relationships, Religion, Religion & Spirituality

Molly and Evan’s Second Pandemic Wedding

By Molly Kazin Marshall

You might remember last year when my now-husband and I decided to postpone our wedding because of COVID, or...

Love and Marriage, Relationships, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Kindness is Paramount in Our Interfaith, Interracial Relationship

By Kimberly Sara Kabonga

One of the questions David asked me on our first date was, “Are you looking for someone Jewish?” He didn’t...

Dating, Engagement, Identity, Multiracial, Relationships

Why I Shouldn’t Have Kept Services From My Husband

By Nataliya Naydorf

Yom Kippur two years ago was the first time my husband Andy joined me at our local Chabad for...

High Holy Days, Love and Marriage, Marriage, Relationship Challenges, Relationships, Yom Kippur

Converting to Judaism and Telling My Catholic Family

By Joe Grasso

Things seemed to be working out great for my wife and me as an interfaith family:...

Conversion, Family, Identity, Parenting, Relationships, Religion

How to Cook Online with Friends and Family

By Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

I recently heard someone refer to the early days of spring 2020 as the “banana bread phase” of the pandemic....

Grandparent Advice, Grandparents, High Holy Days, High Holy Days for Parents, Holiday Cooking, Parenting, Relationships

My Interfaith & Immigrant Family’s First-Ever Passover Seder

By Nataliya Naydorf

“They tried to kill us. We won. Let’s eat.” That’s my family’s mantra for...

Parenting Passover, Passover, Relationships

Conversation Starters for Passover and Easter

By Molly Kazin Marshall

How do we effectively communicate about the holidays of Passover and Easter as interfaith couples? Read on...

Easter, Marriage Tips, Newlywed, Passover, Relationship Challenges, Relationships

Should He Wear a Yarmulke?

By Samantha Meyer Gallegos

I don’t know why a simple question became such a significant issue. The...

Jewish Catholic Relationships, Marriage, Newlywed, Relationship Challenges, Relationships

Living Our True Selves: Queer, Interfaith and in Love

By Ezra Kiers

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

By Molly Kazin Marshall

Imagine looking forward to Fridays, not only because it’s the start of the weekend, but because you can make...

Dating, Relationships, Shabbat, Shabbat Rituals

Conversation Starters About Values for Interfaith Couples

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

Everyone has their own set of values. They might come from your religion, culture, family or from someplace...

Love and Marriage, Marriage Tips, Newlywed, Relationships

Interfaith Relationship Goals for the New Year

By Nicole Wasilus

Now is the perfect time to set goals in your interfaith relationship. Maybe you’re hoping to try new foods...

Marriage, Marriage Tips, Newlywed, Relationships

Conversation Starters: How to Raise Future Kids Religiously

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

If you and your partner from another faith are thinking about having kids, deciding how to raise them religiously,...

Baby Planning, Marriage, Pregnancy, Relationships

5 Conversation Starters about Family Food Culture

By Nicole Wasilus

Coming from different religious backgrounds/cultures, you and your partner likely grew up eating...

Food, Marriage, Marriage Tips, Relationships

Getting Married Without My Parents’ Blessing

By Becca D'Onofrio

All I heard growing up was: “You’re going to marry a nice, Jewish doctor when you’re older.” And I honestly...

Relationship Challenges, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

5 Conversation Starters for Couples Before the High Holy Days

By Nicole Wasilus

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, gives us an opportunity to reflect on the past year and look forward to...

High Holy Days, Marriage Tips, Newlywed, Relationships

5 Thanksgiving-Themed Conversation Starters for Couples

By Nicole Wasilus

These five Thanksgiving conversation starters are designed to spark dialogue between you and your partner....

Dating, Newlywed, Relationships

Our Hanukkah Fight Wasn’t Really About What We Teach Our Kids

By Anna Keller

I took a seat at my computer while the girls were doing crafts in the kitchen and the baby was toddling around...

Hanukkah, Parenting, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories, Relationship Challenges, Relationships

10 Sukkot-Inspired Date Night Ideas

By Nicole Wasilus

These creative ideas for a Sukkot-inspired date night with your partner are perfect for this year when you...

Dating, Newlywed, Relationships, Sukkot

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