interfaith weddings

Intermarriage and the Jewish Garden

Over the next few weeks, the Torah portions we are reading obsess about two terms with which translators struggle mightily. ...

City Mouse, Country Mouse: Is Jewish Continuity a Fable?

I’m a city girl from North America, used to big city Judaism. I have grown up and worked in cities ...

Why I Co-Officiate Interfaith Marriages

The most popular days to get engaged are Christmas (and I assume Hanukkah!), New Year’s Eve, and Valentine’s Day. That ...

Is Judaism Open or Closed?

Last week Rabbi Heidi Hoover wrote on this blog: “I believe that intermarriage has become a scapegoat for the American ...