Toronto

Name: Couples & Conversation (National) – Online
Start: 2023-08-07T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2023-08-07T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Online

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Are you looking for Jewish clergy for your upcoming wedding or baby naming? Seeking help on your journey to conversion? If you’re looking for guidance with a lifecycle event or to find inclusive Jewish events and meet other interfaith couples at your life stage, we’re here to help you. We are thrilled to have a Rukin Rabbinic Fellow, Rabbi Denise Handlarski, here in Toronto to support you.

Rabbi Denise along with our other Rukin Fellows throughout the U.S. and Canada offers programming for interfaith/intercultural couples and families to discuss relevant issues. We hope you’ll join herfor programs and workshops, which include opportunities to reflect on your backgrounds, differences and similarities and discuss your hopes, plans and dreams for the future. She is also available for one-on-one consultations and to refer you to local Jewish clergy and organizations that welcome interfaith/intercultural couples and families. Contact Rabbi Denise at rabbidenise@18doors.org.

Our Events

Mon 05

Couples & Conversation (National) – Online

June 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm CDT

Being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This online workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. It is intended for seriously dating, engaged, and newly married couples in their 20s and 30s.

Wed 07

Understanding the Reality of Interfaith Couples Online (National) – Online

June 7 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

Join 18Doors' Chief Digital Strategy Officer Kat Manos for a presentation on data and insights we might glean from examining how interfaith couples and families exist online in digital spaces. This event is for Jewish professionals and clergy, and will feature a presentation followed by a Q&A.

Sun 11

Pathways to Parenthood (in collaboration with the Jewish Fertility Foundation) (National) – Online

June 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

If you're in a Jewish-interfaith relationship and experiencing a fertility journey with your partner, you're not alone. Join 18Doors and the Jewish Fertility Foundation for a panel and discussion on the many different ways to grow your family, including IVF, IUI, adoption, and more.

Wed 14

To Bris or Not to Bris (National) – Online

June 14 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

Join 18Doors, Rabbi Simone Schicker, and a mohel (the person who performs the circumcision) to learn about different welcoming ceremonies and rituals open to expectant parents, as well about the differences between a Jewish ritual bris and a circumcision performed in a hospital. Together, we'll explore some of the reasons that couples may choose to forego ritual circumcision and discuss the different ways to honor other cultural backgrounds as you prepare to grow your family!

Aug 07

Couples & Conversation (National) – Online

August 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT

Meet Rabbi Denise Handlarski – Rukin Rabbinic Fellow

Rabbi Denise Handlarski is the founder and spiritual leader of the online community Secular Synagogue and the author of “The A-Z of Intermarriage” published by New Jewish Press/University of Toronto Press. She also works as a Jewish Doula and a university professor for teacher candidates. Denise is delighted to be a Rukin Rabbinic Fellow; she loves speaking to couples and families about how to create a dynamic and meaningful cultural life.

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