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Hanukkah Can Be Hard!

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

Here are some of the challenges I hear from interfaith couples about Hanukkah: Lighting the menorah is too...

Family, Hindu Jewish Wedding, Love, Parenting Stories, Relationships

Interfaith Rollercoaster

By Wendy Armon

I recently attended the symposium called “Interfaith Rollercoaster: Navigating the Challenges, Enjoying...

Family, In-laws, Marriage, Relationships

Blog Post #2: Taking Notes at Other Weddings…..

By Erik Olson

Last weekend, Erik and I celebrated the wedding of our friends Raul and Sarah, another interfaith couple (Raul...

Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

When Interfaith Meets Same-Sex, Assumptions Get Challenged

By Susan Goldberg

But will the children be Jewish? “Of course they will,” I thought. So, I’m sure, did many...

LGBTQ, Love, Relationship Challenges, Relationships

Bring a Friend to School Day

By Elana MacGilpin

As a parent, you never know the unintended benefits of signing your kids up for extra-curricular activities...

Dating, Engagement, Identity, Ketubah, Officiant, Relationships, Religion, Wedding Planning, Weddings

In Response to an Anti-Interfaith Voice

By Benjamin Maron

The holiday season is rife with analyses of interfaith families that celebrate both Christmas and Chanukah,...

Dating, Engagement, Love, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

An Unexpected “Thank You”

By Benjamin Maron

[quote]As members of the Jewish community settled into their seats recently at Yom Kippur services, everyone...

Identity, Love, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Religion

Who are we? Arel and Yolanda introduce themselves

By Yolanda Febles

Hi everyone! Check out me (Yolanda) and my fiance Arel as we introduce ourselves via our first vlog (video blog)...

Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

A new identity, or, what is in a name, a Seder and an Easter egg?

By Mia Howard Tavan

Hi friends, Mia here…Ethan is at a meeting and our cat Daisy is curled up next to me. This rare quiet...

Easter, Identity, Passover, Relationships, Seder, Wedding Stories, Weddings

It’s All About the Food

By Sue Feder

We fell in love over vindaloo in London, and married over Szechuan in New York. We still share a passion for...

Dating, Jewish Catholic Relationships, Relationships

Taking the Plunge

By Andrew Glatter

1283 June 30, 2010 I always knew I wanted to have a Jewish family. My family had been profoundly ambivalent...

Dating, Identity, Relationship Challenges, Relationships

Interfaith Marriage—A Blessing In Disguise

By Jane Larkin

1183 May 21, 2009 Recently, I’ve been studying Mussar, the Jewish practice of self-improvement. Mussar...

Marriage, Relationships

And the Real Work Begins

By Lula Jones

Our wedding is right around the corner. We’ve done the leg work: the venue, the DJ, the invites, the catering,...

Relationships, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Doing It by the Book

By Teresa McMahon

624 I have a confession to make. I go to group therapy on the second Thursday of each month. My husband...

Relationships

First Rosh Hashanah in Buenos Aires

By Marina Williams

We had been friends for two years and dating for about four months when our first Rosh Hashanah together came...

Dating, High Holy Days, Relationships

The Best Gift for Your Unborn Children

By Rabbi Julie Greenberg

284 When you, a young interfaith couple, come into my study to discuss your upcoming marriage, you might...

Parenting, Relationships, Wedding Planning

Flexibility Is Key

By Nancy Laufer

361 My parents were relieved when I finally married a nice Jewish man. My adult life had been jump-started...

Identity, Parenting Challenges, Relationships

Out on the Porch

By 18Doors

612 My husband is Jewish; I am not. We have a Jewish home; we also have a non-Jewish home by many definitions....

Relationships

Negotiating Christmas

By 18Doors

392 A few months after my husband and I started dating, we had a discussion about religion over dinner....

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Marriage, Relationships

Can You Call It Interdating When Your Partner is Agnostic?

By 18Doors

1193 Originally published March 23, 2009. Republished March 17, 2011. Dear InterfaithFamily.com Readers, I...

Relationship Challenges, Relationships, Shabbat, Shabbat Rituals

Southern Comfort

By 18Doors

21 They had me at ham. As my first Christmas with my fiance’s Italian Catholic family approached,...

Food, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Relationship Challenges, Relationships

In India, Every Day is Mother’s Day

By Susan Katz

335 On Mother’s Day we were invited to the house of a young couple who had a gift for us from a...

Jewish Muslim Relationships, Marriage, Relationships

My Interfaith Relationship

By Rabbi Lev Baesh

144 When I accepted the position of rabbi at Temple Israel in Dover, New Hampshire in 1994, I never expected...

LGBTQ, Relationship Challenges, Relationships

Jew Class and Korean Pancakes

By Danielle Leeds

1105 My father is upset that I am teaching my boyfriend to be Jewish. We have even signed up for what...

Identity, Relationship Successes, Relationships

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