News story on a 2005 survey of adult children of intermarried parents that showed a high level of Jewish cultural identification and interest in Jewish studies, combined with low levels of childhood Jewish education and religious attachment.

Personal narrative by a bubbie (Jewish grandmother), all of whose grandchildren are being raised as Jews, despite changes in a family complexion due to divorce and intermarriage.

Personal narrative in which an American Jewish man recounts the religious, historical, and cultural tensions of dating and marrying a German Protestant woman.

Personal narrative by grandmother whose husband died describing the sweet and sensitive responses of all of her grandchildren, those raised Jewish and those raised Christian, and the support she felt from all of them.

Personal narrative from a proud secular Jew raised in Yiddish schools, extolling the values and strength of secular Judaism--especially in an interfaith marriage.

Personal narrative article describing a secular Passover celebration at the Workman's Circle.

Professional advice explaining the position of Secular Humanistic Jews, who accept intermarriage as the joining of people from two different backgrounds yet similar values.

Op-ed from a prominent Israeli leader on why those who wish to be identified as Jews should be granted the right to join the Jewish people on the basis of their own self-definition--not on the definition of the Orthodox religious establishment.

Personal narrative about a man's mother, who had wanted to intermarry when she was young, but gave in to her mother's strong opposition and married a Jew.

Personal narrative from an intermarried non-Jewish woman who agreed to raise her children Jewish, but didn't realize her husband was a secular Jew.

Personal narrative by a secular Jewish woman who, after reading The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, became interested in Judaism and Jewish history, and decided to fast on Yom Kippur for the first time in her life.

Compilation of InterfaithFamily.com's staff's selections for their favorite articles from 1998-2006.

Personal narrative article about a born Catholic woman who converted to Judaism, as did her sister. Now, at her son's Bar Mitzvah, she carefully includes her non-Jewish family members in the service, and the result is a great feeling of acceptance, love and unity.

Professional advice that "the Jewish community would do well to soften its boundaries" since so many Jews attribute their social and political justice work to their Jewish roots and traditions.  Most surveys, like the National Jewish Population survey, exclude those expressions of Jewish identity in defining "Who is a Jew?" 

A news article about a recent study of children of interfaith families which found that they maintain strong cultural ties to the Jewish community, despite low levels of religious identification.

Professional view from a Secular Humanist rabbi describing gay wedding ceremonies she has developed and officiated.

Profile of Eugene L. Pogany, author of In My Brother's Image: Twin Brothers Separated by Faith After the Holocaust, about his family's experience with conversion and the Holocaust..

Personal narrative about how wanting to improve the world drew an interfaith couple together and keeps them united.

Op-ed from the executive director of the Center for Cultural Judaism explaining how cultural Judaism is not a "lazy man's' approach to Judaism--it's based in scholarship and reason.

Personal narrative about a grandparent who chooses to accept her children's choices and make the best of it.

The personal narrative of a Jewish woman whose Southern Baptist husband helped to teach her about tolerance when he converted to Judaism.

Personal narrative about why the marriage between a Jew and a Catholic from different socio-economic backgrounds worked out better than marriages between two lower-middle class Jews or two middle-middle class Catholics:  similar values and outlooks on life mattered more. 

Professional advice and personal narrative from a rabbi who realizes that her Christian grandchildren do not know her very well, and is unsure of how they can connect on a more personal level at such a young age.

Reprinted editorial concluding that the Jewish community needs to do a better job of welcoming  kids of interfaith families, based on a study that found they maintain strong cultural ties to the Jewish community, despite low levels of affiliation.

Personal narrative about how one mutli-cultural and multi-faith family celebrates Thanksgiving:  with food from each culture, reminiscences about the family's and recipes' origins, and lots of talk about thankfulness.

A news article about Jewbilation, a philosophy that incorporations many Jewish traditions and is designed for interfaith families.

Personal narrative from a Jewish grandma who was nonobservant but wants her intermarried daughter to have her kids bar mitzvahed.

Professional view and personal narrative from a woman who made Passover seders in Paris for her daughter and her friends, including recipes.

Professional view and personal narrative from the director of the Society for Humanistic Judaism about Passover and Easter celebrations in her household.

Personal narrative from the daughter of an Italian Catholic mom and an Israeli dad reflecting on her Jewish identity, and her gaps in Jewish knowledge.

A personal narrative about am intermarried Jew and Irish Catholic who realize that their religions share the same priniples and values.

Article about an author who spends time with a shepherd born to interfaith parents in Austria, in an attempt by the author to learn about his ancestors and the anti-Semitism that killed them.

The personal narrative of a woman who chose not to convert to Judaism because she feels as though she culturally relates to her Catholic upbringing.

Profile of Robby Benson who started in The Chosen and is now moving to North Carolina to teach at Appalachian State University.

Profile of Rebecca Walker, daughter or Alice Walker and Mel Leventhal, and author of her new memoir Black White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self.

Personal narrative and general information article about a secular humanistic intermarried couple, and the reasons why they chose Secular Humanism, for example, its philosophy that "for secular households, the difference in faith is not a problem," and both partners are not only welcomed, but are equals. 

Personal narrative from an intermarried Jewish woman who says her Jewish identity is in her religious practice, it's in her salivary glands, her genes, her brain and her temperament.

A Secular Humanistic rabbi describes their process of adopting Judaism.

Interview with Howard Dean that focuses on his intermarriage, his knowledge and practicing of Jewish culture and rituals, and the local Jewish community's response.

Profile of Cokie Roberts which focuses on her intermarriage to Steve Roberts and the story of how they've raised their children in both faiths.

A news article discussing controversial organizations that attempt to reach out to secular and cultural Jews.

Interview with David Marcus and Ita Daly, an intermarried Irish couple, both of whom are accomplished writers.

Personal narrative about an intermarried couple who have created and raised a culturally Jewish family.

An opinion/editorial article that comments on the orthodox actions of many secular Jews and promotes that all Jews benefit from sharing with and learning from one another.

The personal narrative of a woman who was raised secularly religious by interfaith parents and decided as a young adult to be converted to Judaism to confirm her faith, despite the fact that lineage already recognized her as a Jew.

Reprinted news article about the stipulation of a large-scale philanthropist that his money be used to finance only cultural Jewish education. 

Personal narrative about an intermarried man who helped his in-laws decorate a Christmas tree, but considers it a secular celebration.

Reprinted general information about Humanistic Judaism, including its history, theology, structure, and direction.

Personal narrative about a daughter of divorced interfaith parents whose father decided to hold a Hanukkah/Shabbat celebration and wanted her to teach their multi-faith extended family about Jewish traditions.   

Review of The Flying Camel: Essays on Identity by Women of African and Middle Eastern Jewish Heritage, Edited by Loolwa Khazzoom, a collection of memoirs that explore the complexities of being a Mizrahi-Jewish woman.

A rabbi's advice to a man whose reform family rejects his "fanatic" Jewish lifestyle.

Review of Tangled Roots, a documentary about a child of interfaith marriage's exploration into her Jewish and German roots.

An opinion/editorial article discussing modern America's view of Judaism and how some people wrongly believe that American Jews have lost their Jewish identities.

General information about Humanistic Judaism, its doctrine, practices, and lifecycle ceremonies

Professional view from a Humanistic Rabbi about how the Humanistic Judaism Rosh Hashanah service differs from traditional services:  Humanist services are more inclusive of interfaith families, and more focused on the values of self-reflection and forgiveness rather than God's role in determining "who will live and who will die."

News article on the introduction of secular humanistic Judaism to Israel.

A personal narrative about a politically progressive camp where interfaith kids with progressive values feel comfortable.

A review of Brother Born Again, a film that explores how a child brought up in a secular Jewish environment turns to Christianity after the traumatic death of his father.

Review of The Plot Against America, by Philip Roth, a work of fiction about American Jews during the Holocaust era.

Review of Divine Intervention, about three Israelis bound by love but separated by borders and checkpoints.

A review of Club Revelation by Allan Appel, a mediocre novel about two intermarried couples who live together in an apartment building that recalls '60s-era communes.

Review of Judaism for Dummies by Rabbi Ted Falcon, Ph.D. and David Blatner, a reference that can be used for Jews and non-Jews alike. 

Personal narrative about a Jewish-Catholic interfaith couple who like different foods, but don't let it get between them.

An opinion/editorial discussing how many converts to the Jewish faith feel that they are unwelcome and that they don't belong.

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A Review of The Physics of Sunset by Jane Vandenburgh, a novel about an intermarried couple in California and the forces beyond their control.

Profile of Seth Greenland and review of his new play, "Jerusalem" about an intermarried couple.

Review of The Education of Max Bickford, a TV show that starred Richard Dreyfus as a skeptical Jewish professor whose ex-wife converted to Judaism and was killed in a car crash.

A news article discussing the new guidelines for conversion passed by North America's reform rabbis.

Review of Jew vs. Jew: The Struggle for the Soul of American Jewry by Samuel G. Freedman, a recent history of the fall of the ethnic Eastern-European collective Jewish identity, and what Judaism looks like in America today.

Forward columnist Leonard Fein raises the possibility of secular conversion.

General information about how interfaith couples and ceremonies are handled by the Secular Humanistic Jewish movement.

Personal narrative from a man raised in a Secular Humanist congregation attempting to raise his 2-year-old daughter in one.

Review of Mel Gibson's film, Passion of the Christ, from the perspective of a Jewish man married to a non-Jewish woman.

Review of Haggadah for Jews & Buddhists by a secular Jew who practices meditation.

Profile of Howard Dean, an intermarried man running for the Democratic nomination for president with special attention to his positions on Israel and Jewish relations.

General information about, and ideas for, Secular Humanistic Jewish birth ceremonies.

Review of The Vanishing American Jew: In Search of Jewish Identity for the Next Century by Alan Dershowitz and Embracing the Stranger: Intermarriage and the Future of the American Jewish Community by Ellen Jaffe McClain, both of which explore intermarriage among American Jews and what it means for the Jewish future.

A news article that discusses the decision of Jewish baseball player Shawn Green to skip the game on Yom Kippur and Madonna's promotion of Kabbalah.

A survey addressing different opinions on conversion to Judaism in order to share a religious commitment with a romantic partner.

Personal narrative about the wedding of a Jewish woman and her husband, who came from a devout Christian family but has since rejected organized religion.

Review of Secular Jewishness for Our Time, a compilation of 20th century essays on the meaning of secular Judaism.

Audio interview with Humanistic Rabbi Adam Chalom about his approach to interfaith couples and families.

Personal narrative from an intermarried woman about her secular Passover celebrations.

Description of a secular Rosh Hashanah service at Boston Workmen's Circle.

News story about the growing popularity of Jewish arts and culture like Matisyahu and Heeb.

Review of I Am Jewish, a collection of essays (mostly) by famous people on what being Jewish means, inspired by Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's famous last words.

Profile of Adam Gopnik, the intermarried writer for the New Yorker.

News story about the death of Rabbi Sherwin Wine, founder of the Society for Humanistic Judaism.