Tag: Interfaith Families

Hebrew Union College's decision to admit and ordain students in interfaith relationships marks a significant shift in American Judaism, acknowledging the reality of the community it serves.
Rabbi Amanda Schwartz reflects on the importance of service learning in Jewish education as a means to instill Jewish values and create mensches.
Jewish teens from interfaith families often find the war in Israel to be a complex issue that tests their Jewish identities.
The Conservative movement has issued a report maintaining its ban on officiating interfaith weddings but recommending changes to make the movement more open to interfaith families.
The author reflects on their conflicted relationship with Catholicism and their Jewish identity.
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl shares her experience of being faced with a life-threatening situation when a gunman held hostages at a synagogue in Texas.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, the topic of intermarriage is discussed through the perspectives of individuals who have experienced it firsthand.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, the topic of intergenerational divergence in the context of intermarriage is discussed.
Miriam Eskenasy, a cantor and Hebrew tutor, appeared in a recent episode of the HBO show "The Rehearsal," where she was hired to give clandestine Hebrew lessons to a child actor.
The author expresses her frustration with the concept of "ALL-idays" as depicted in Old Navy's commercial, which attempts to encompass all holiday celebrations including Christmas and Hanukkah.
The article discusses the best Jewish children's books of 2021.
The text discusses the concept of Jewish continuity and its decline in popularity in recent years.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Robyn, a Reform rabbi who works with interfaith families, and her son Benji, who now identifies as Orthodox and learns in the Mir Yeshiva, discuss the challenges and rewards of religious diversity within their family.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Robyn and her son Benji discuss the rewards and challenges of religious diversity within their family.
Ella Emhoff, the stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris, is not Jewish and does not wish to speak on behalf of Judaism, according to her spokesperson.
The article discusses Passover celebrations in Washington D.C., contrasting the Obama family's use of the traditional Maxwell House haggadah with the Roberts family's interfaith seder.