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Living Jewishly Within Interfaith Families
Temple Emanu-El of Marblehead presents a program about the journey of interfaith families at different stages of life on Friday, March 26, at 6 p.m. Join an open discussion over… Read More
Adopted Children, Conversion, and the Bar/Bat Mitzvah
The laws and rituals of conversion are among the issues that the Jewish denominations today disagree on most vehemently. In the following article, Michael Gold — a Conservative rabbi —… Read More
Annual Commemoration of Yom HaShoah at Merrimack College
The Center for The Study of Jewish- Christian-Muslim Relations at Merrimack College welcomes the community to participate in the annual commemoration of Yom HaShoah, the Holocaust Memorial Day. This event… Read More
Mazel Tov and Felicidades — How I Officiated at an MTV Wedding
As one of the only rabbis in the South who will officiate at interfaith weddings without conditions, I get quite a few calls from brides, grooms and parents looking for… Read More
How the Orthodox Welcomed My Interfaith Family — It’s Complicated
Juliet Stamperdahl IntertaithFamily.com I have been asked to write about the response of my family and my modern Orthodox community to my marriage to a non-Jewish man. The response was… Read More
A Taste of Judaism: Are You Curious?
Rabbi David Kudan of Temple Tifereth Israel in Malden will teach a free course on Judaism designed for people of all religious backgrounds. The three-session program is sponsored and prepared by… Read More
A Kuwaiti Arab Makes a Stunning Discovery
My Muslim background left me unprepared for this shocking discovery. Growing up in Kuwait, I had the best of everything. My father owned a successful construction company, and provided us… Read More
Turning Off the Autopilot in Our Modern Orthodox/Norwegian Family
One of the many things I love about my wife, Juliet, is her desire to live life with intention. What I mean by this is that she tries to be… Read More
Unexpected Hurdles in My Beautifully Planned Wedding
When I was a child, wedding planning was a breeze. Every Sunday morning, perched on the wooden pews at St. Mary’s, I would imagine my wedding day during mass. There… Read More
Why I’m Marrying a Jewish Girl
I have spent the better part of the last four years convincing my parents that I don’t need to marry a Jewish girl. Turns out I was wrong. It’s not… Read More
Impending Interfaith Engagement Sparks Less than Positive Family Responses
“Dad, I have some big news. We’ve decided to get engaged.” On some level I’d always been waiting to say those words. But when anticipating that moment, I had never… Read More