Our Cultural Knapsack
Hi–it’s Chris here. Following a Facebook link early last week, I reach this article which discusses...
Meeting the Family
Typically, when I tell friends, coworkers, and acquaintances how many siblings Anne has, responses range from...
How Do I Pick My Ketubah Witness?
This article is reprinted with permission from the author, who posted it to her website, inkwithintent.com.
So,...
The December Holidays
I have always known December as a time to prepare for Christmas. Now that I am in an interfaith relationship,...
Family, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Jewish Holidays, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Exploring Our Interfaith Relationship(s)
Sam and I got engaged in September and this blog is our place to share with you a little bit about us as individuals...
The End: Lovers Gonna Love
In the end, the wedding went the way it was supposed to. That’s not to say that we didn’t hit a...
Family, Newlywed, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Recap, Wedding Ritual, Wedding Tips, Weddings
Rabbi Freedman on Interfaith Marriage
Rabbi Eli Freedman came into my life just as I was beginning to explore the possibility of converting to Judaism....
Let Us Now Praise Famous Mensches: Celebrating Interfaith Marriage
This morning I put a cross into a drawer. It was a cradle cross that Leacock Presbyterian Church gave my parents...
Family, Identity, Relationships, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Interfaith Marriage: Finding Meaning in the Journey
I went to Congregation Rodeph Shalom’s Purim celebration this year. (Or last year, by the Hebrew calendar.)
The...
Food, Identity, Jewish Holidays, Other Holidays, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Let Us Build a City: Interfaith Weddings as an Act of Translation
Shannon practiced saying “Shanah tovah” during the week leading up to Rosh Hashanah.
“How do you say that thing?”...
Extended Family, In-laws, Officiant, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Reconstructing the Ketubah: Finding the Sweetness in Tradition
I attended services at Mishkan Shalom last spring.
A friend of mine led the Torah study that preceded services....
Naming Our Fears: When Have We Asked Too Much?
A Muslim man greeted me with “As-salamu alaykum” on Rosh Hashanah morning. Having seen the kufi-style yarmulke...
Anti Semitism, Conversion, Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Universal Values, Jewish Expressions: Finding Common Ground in an Interfaith Marriage
When I became Jewish, I began seeing homeless people.
I was not unaware of the homeless before I converted to...
Finding God
Finding God at sunset on Lake Kezar in Maine
I’d like to say that my family and I find our deepest spiritual...
Christian Jewish Wedding, Co-officiation, Officiant, Wedding Planning, Weddings
Smashing the Idols: How to Plan a Nontraditional Jewish Wedding
“We should have eloped.”
One of us has said that every week since we began planning our wedding. “We should...
Circling, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings
Mazel Tov Adam Levine!
Yesterday I overhead the following conversation between a Jewish mother and her 10-year-old son about the recent...
The New Jew & the Irish Girl Plan a Wedding
“I think I’m converting to Judaism.”
I said it quietly, without making eye contact, as Shannon walked...
Why I Now Officiate at Interfaith Weddings
When I was ordained as a Reform Rabbi in 2000 I was certain that I would never officiate at interfaith wedding...
Clergy Weddings, Officiant, Officiation, Religious Life, Resources, Weddings
How We’re Alienating Our Youth
As the new managing editor at InterfaithFamily, I want our blog to be a place where our readers can find out...
Co-officiation, Extended Family, Newlywed, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Recap, Wedding Ritual, Weddings
Genetic Screening: Why you should consider it
When you fall in love and decide that your partner is going to be the person you want to share your life with,...
Blessing
In Hebrew, a blessing is a Brachah. We say a Brachah before we light Shabbat candles, and before we eat or...
Christian Jewish Wedding, Dating, Engagement, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Cleaning
Passover requires an intense amount of cleaning. I have read numerous articles about how it really should only...
Writing Your Ketubah: A Defining Interfaith Moment
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January 30, 2013
Working with couples on their weddings for the past 20 years, I have had the privilege...
Introduction and December, Y’all!
Shalom, y’all! I’m Warren, and I’m going to be contributing to the Parenting blog here at InterfaithFamily....
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