I’m Catholic and She’s Jewish Yet I’m Optimistic About Our Future
Within a month of my first date with Sarah, she invited me to attend her family’s seder (ritual Passover...
We Have Similar Personalities, Passions and Beliefs, but Different Religions
Jon and I met last spring at a voter registration drive in Harlem. As we worked that day we began to chat, and...
Sikh and Jew: East Meets West
A new marriage trend has emerged in the last few years: some Jews are marrying not only outside of Judaism,...
Why Do Jews Marry Catholics?
A recent landmark study of Americans’ religious behavior confirmed what many observers of interfaith marriage...
Cultural Differences and Value Similarities: How We Deal with It All
First the most obvious differences: he’s black, I’m white; he grew up in the South (Miami, Fla.,),...
The Wrong Lessons
In the 1987 classic fractured fairy tale, The Princess Bride, as the dwarf genius, Vizzini (Wallace Shawn),...
Why Choosing Love Didn’t Mean Conversion for Me
Although I am the half that’s not Jewish in an interfaith marriage, my husband never put conversion on...
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
Managing a Mixed Marriage of Red Sox and Yankee Fans
A few years ago, my family traveled to Washington for a short vacation. One of my dearest friends, Patty, who...
The Perfect Recipe
My husband and I fell in love in the spring of 2004. We were taking quick cover from an outburst of afternoon...
What I Learned From My Son’s Hindu-Jewish Relationship
This is the story of how a Jewish couple added to and became part of our changing America. But more important,...
Family, Hindu Jewish Wedding, Love, Parenting Stories, Relationships
Easing Into My First High Holy Days
Two years ago, I joined Sam for High Holy Day Services for the first time. In preparation, he tried explaining...
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,...
Advice from the Other Side: How We Planned Our Jewish, Catholic & Spanish Wedding
How We Met
Growing up Catholic, I knew I wanted to marry a man of faith; however, when I met Jonathan, I...
Jewish and Weddings, Jewish Catholic Relationships, Relationships, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Recap, Wedding Stories, Weddings
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
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
Blending Holiday Decorations and a New Life Together
Alexandra & Paul at a family holiday party shortly after they got engaged
In a million years, I never would...
But You’re Not Really Jewish, Right?
“But you’re not really Jewish right?” This has been a question I have been asked since I was big enough to...
Babies, God, Identity, Parenting, Parenting Stories, Relationships, Religion
The Mikveh Is Better Together
As a young Jew raised in a secular home, I never imagined that being in a committed relationship with someone...
My Wife Eats Cereal in The Garage
We have been through 20 Passovers together. My wife does pretty well with the eating restrictions but somewhere...
Marriage, Parenting, Parenting Passover, Passover, Relationships
Should Birthdays Be Jewish?
Springtime in my house rarely means flowers and warmer weather – after all, we do live in Maine and snow is...
Divorce, Parenting Shabbat, Parenting Stories, Relationships, Young Kids
Choosing to Celebrate Love on Easter Sunday
Ruthie’s Purim grogger nestling in with her Easter eggs
When we were studying Judaism together as a young...
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...
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