May 2020
Expecting in the Time of COVID-19: Webinar for Pregnant Interfaith Couples
Join with 18Doors Rabbis Malka Packer-Monroe and Robyn Frisch as we discuss issues related to pregnancy in the time of COVID-19
Find out more »Our Wedding Plans Got Messed Up Shabbat Dinner
Changing your wedding plans because of an international pandemic is an incredibly unique, painful, disappointing, surprising phenomenon. Join me for a nourishing, healing Shabbat dinner where we will light candles, eat a meal sponsored by OneTable and share stories, resources and support.
Find out more »Being an Interfaith Couple in a Time of Stress
Living in the days of the coronavirus, life is stressful for every couple. This Meetup is a chance for interfaith couples to come together with other interfaith couples in their community to discuss how they are reacting to and handling what is going on in the world right now.
Find out more »Oy Baby: Creating Shabbat Rituals
Join 18Doors and PJ Library for a 2-part series for interfaith families with children 3-7 to learn about Friday night Shabbat rituals and how to slow down and be present with your family.
Find out more »Marking Space, Marking Time
Have you lost track of what day it is? Does Monday feel the same as Friday? Join Rabbi Jessica to learn how you can incorporate Shabbat into your lives, whether you are looking for a 5 minute ritual or an hour long family activity.
Find out more »Unlocking Shabbat
Have you lost track of what day it is? Does Monday feel the same as Friday? Join Rabbi Robyn Frisch from 18Doors, jkidphilly and other interfaith couples from the Philly area with children ages 0-5 to learn about Friday night Shabbat rituals and other ways you can incorporate Shabbat into your life and make it feel different and special.
Find out more »Being an Interfaith Couple in a Time of Stress – Online (Seattle)
Living in the days of the coronavirus, life is stressful for every couple. This Meetup is a chance for interfaith couples to come together with other interfaith couples in their community to discuss how they are reacting to and handling what is going on in the world right now.
Find out more »Shavuot Shabbat with author Sarah Hurwitz
Join us for a delightful dinner and discussion of Sarah Hurwitz’s new book, "Here All Along", with the author herself! Sarah, a renowned political speechwriter for the Obamas, rediscovers Judaism, finding timely insights and profound spiritual connection in its ancient practices and ethical traditions.
Find out more »June 2020
Couples and Conversation – Online (Florida)
Being part of an interfaith 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.
Find out more »Couples and Conversation – Online (Boston)
Being part of an interfaith 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.
Find out more »Couples and Conversation – Online (Philadelphia)
Being part of an interfaith 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. Join us in this safe space to process together, meet new friends and learn from one another.
Find out more »July 2020
Shabbat Dinner and Game Night – Boston
Join us for a quick Shabbat dinner and then relax and unwind with game night!
Find out more »Spirits and Culture: Mixology Class for Interfaith Couples – Boston
Join us for an interactive cocktail making class with other couples in the greater Boston area!
Find out more »August 2020
Officiating Weddings During a Pandemic: A Discussion Forum for Jewish Clergy – Online
As Jewish clergy in this time of a pandemic, how do we best serve the couples we are working with and still remain true to ourselves? This discussion forum will provide a safe space for clergy to ask questions they have and to share with others what they are thinking and doing.
Find out more »September 2020
How a Multi-Generational Interfaith Family Celebrates the Jewish High Holidays – Online
With Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur around the corner, hear how one grandparent has navigated the holidays over the course of a 50+ year interfaith marriage and how she celebrates now with adult children in interfaith marriages of their own.
Find out more »Planning Your Wedding During COVID: A Discussion Forum for Engaged Interfaith Couples – Online
If you’re currently engaged, whether or not you have a wedding date at this point, we hope you’ll join us for this special Discussion Forum where couples will have the opportunity to share their experiences and the decisions they’re making, and where you’ll hear from 18Doors’ Rabbi Robyn and Rabbi Malka about their experiences and advice from working with numerous interfaith wedding couples.
Find out more »Unlocking Tradition: Virtual Challah Bake – Online
Looking for a fun date night with your partner? Baking is a great way to spend quality time together and have something delicious to show for it, and baking challah allows couples to share in a sacred Jewish tradition that has been observed for centuries. So let’s bake some challah together!
Find out more »Rosh Hashanah Cookalong – Online – Boston
Join us for a lesson in cooking a delicious Sephardic-inspired dish to prepare for Rosh Hashanah!
Find out more »Forgiveness and Introspection: Connecting with the High Holy Days – Online
Join 18Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellow Rabbi Karen Kriger Bogard and Pastor June Joplin as we dive into the many themes of the High Holy Days and learn about them from two faith perspectives: Judaism and Christianity. This class will hopefully help people connect to the Jewish season of forgiveness and introspection, and move people along their own journeys of soul searching.
Find out more »How to do the High Holidays at Home – Online
This year, celebrating the High Holidays with young kids will feel very different. While you may be planning on attending a virtual service or not, there are many ways to bring the holidays into your own home and on your own schedule! Join Rabbi Jessica to explore the deeper meaning of these days and find fun activities that will keep you and your little ones entertained.
Find out more »Mixology for Interfaith Couples: Cheers to a Sweet New Year! – Online
Join us for a mixology lesson as we craft some Rosh Hashanah themed cocktails.
Find out more »October 2020
Love and Marriage – Online
Couples workshop with seven interactive online sessions to help engaged and newlywed interfaith
couples build a foundation for a happy life together & create a vision for their future.
December 2020
Webinar: Supporting Interfaith Families during the December Holidays
Explore strategies to support interfaith families through the December holiday season, this year and in the future.
Find out more »Webinar: Supporting Interfaith Families during the December Holidays
Explore strategies to support interfaith families through the December holiday season, this year and in the future.
Find out more »Atlanta Hannukah Candle Lighting
Join Rabbi Malka Packer-Monroe for the 6th night of Hannukah as we light our candles and connect in community.
Find out more »January 2021
Couples and Conversation – Online
Being part of an interfaith couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This online four session workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. Intended for seriously dating, engaged and newly married couples.
Find out more »Family Seder for Tu Bishvat (Jewish Earth Day) – Online
Jewish interfaith families are invited to join 18Doors and Jewish& for a musical, fun, engaging family seder for the environmental Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat! We will eat fruits associated with the holiday, connect with the Jewish time of year and sing together to celebrate the birthday of the trees. No prior knowledge necessary.
Find out more »April 2021
Couples & Conversation – Online
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 Jewish/interfaith couples.
Find out more »May 2021
Couples & Conversation – Online (Atlanta)
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 Jewish/interfaith couples in the Atlanta area.
Find out more »Couples and Conversation – Online
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 Jewish/interfaith couples.
Find out more »Planning Your Jew-ish Wedding: Crafting a Meaningful Ceremony – Online
Learn about the Jewish elements of a wedding ceremony and the deeper meaning behind rituals. This is part one of a four-week series and is led by Molly Kazin Marshall and Rabbi Michal Woll.
Find out more »Planning Your Jew-ish Wedding: Seven Blessings Just for You – Online
Join Molly Kazin Marshall and Rabbi Malka Packer-Monroe for an interactive workshop exploring the traditional sheva brachot (seven blessings—a Jewish wedding ceremony ritual). Create a custom version with your partner to use in your Jewish/interfaith wedding, your anniversary, your original wedding date that had to be postponed—you name it!
Find out more »Loving Day Kabbalat Shabbat – Online
We’re in love with love! Ahead of Loving Day, join us for a Kabbalat Shabbat service celebrating all kinds of racially and ethnically diverse Jewish couples and families! Jewish diversity manifests across multiple generations, in self-described religious, secular, and interfaith families, and in every geographic corner of the Jewish community. Only 50 years ago, the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage throughout the United States. Mildred and Richard Loving demanded and won the right to live…
Find out more »Couples & Conversation: Parenting Edition – Online
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 couples who are expecting and those with children under the age of six.
Find out more »June 2021
Working with Interfaith Families: Best Principles for Jewish Organizations – Online
This webinar will cover everything from your website to your ritual committee, and you will leave with some best principles to get you started on the work of making sure your organization is fully embracing interfaith families.
Find out more »Couples & Conversation – Online
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 Jewish/interfaith couples.
Find out more »It’s All Symbolic: Considering Religious/Cultural Icons in Your Jew-ish Family – Online
Join Rabbi Michael Shulman and other interfaith couples for a nonjudgmental discussion of religious and cultural symbols and objects and the role they play in our lives.
Find out more »Unlocking Shabbat: Learning to Create a Friday Night Ritual – Online
How do we welcome Shabbat with little kids? Rabbi Greg Weisman shares how creating a Friday night Shabbat experience can be fun for the whole family.
Find out more »Is Everybody Having Shabbat Dinner Without Me? A Conversation on Loneliness – Online (Boston)
Has the pandemic or life in general left you feeling lonely? You're not the only one. Join 18Doors Boston and Repair the World for a Shabbat dinner where we'll learn about loneliness as an epidemic and hear about real ways that we can help others (and ourselves!) feel more connected.
Find out more »CANCELLED – Nourish Your Soul: Jewish Parenting, Partnering & Self-Care – Online
Bring a cup of tea or glass of wine and enjoy a date night all about communication and compassion with other interfaith couples.
Find out more »September 2021
Our Year of Firsts – Online
Open to all engaged or newly married couples who are interfaith (intercultural, dual faith, Jew-ish, etc.), Our Year of Firsts offers you the opportunity to explore the deeper meaning behind Jewish holidays, create new traditions together and meet other interfaith couples.
Find out more »November 2021
Bursting with Joy! Virtual Birthing Class (Boston) – Online
Certified Nurse-Midwife Sarah Kleinman, Rabbi Suzie Jacobson, and 18Doors team up for a virtual birthing class that will cover the birthing process and guidance through the birthing practice, as well as a discuss on Jewish values, ideas, and rituals around birthing — including naming ceremonies and the bris.
Find out more »December 2021
2021 Ignite the Light Celebration
Join us for an evening celebrating the work and impact of 18Doors. Are you part of a Jewish-interfaith family? Then we want to celebrate YOU! This free event will feature wonderful speakers, complimentary drink recipes for you to make at home, giveaways, and a portion that will feature photos and stories from real interfaith families. The mission of 18Doors is to empower people in interfaith relationships— individuals, couples, families and their children—to engage in Jewish life and make Jewish choices,…
Find out more »February 2022
Couples & Conversation (National) – Online
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.
Find out more »April 2022
Couples & Conversation (Atlanta) – Online
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 the Atlanta area.
Find out more »May 2022
Couples & Conversation: Parenting Edition (Chicago) – Online
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 Chicago-based couples with children under the age of two.
Find out more »September 2022
Our Year of Firsts – Online
Open to all engaged or newly married couples who are interfaith (intercultural, dual faith, Jew-ish, etc.), Our Year of Firsts offers you the opportunity to explore the deeper meaning behind Jewish holidays, create new traditions together and meet other interfaith couples.
Find out more »March 2023
Matzah and Eggs: Navigating Passover and Easter (National) – Online
For interfaith couples and families, what does celebrating both Passover and Easter holidays look like? We may look forward to the spring holidays and feel anxiety about the tensions they bring with them at the same time. Join 18Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellow Rabbi Stephanie, who herself grew up in an interfaith family, for advice on navigating this time of year with compassion and understanding.
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