Jewish intermarriage

The new Diaspora divide: The Oct. 7 split and its psychosocial impact on American Jews

Part I, The United States experience: How national context shapes the post-Oct. 7 Jewish response.

SHOWING UP for Israel in Washington, DC.
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Conservative rabbi resigns from movement after facing punishment for performing intermarriages

 French Jew Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank on January 13, 1895, in this illustrative depiction.

Does apathy toward antisemitism pave the way to Jewish assimilation? - opinion

 BIRDS FLY next to a Christmas tree in Xanthi, Greece.

Relationship advice: Your duty to the Jewish people matters more than what makes you happy - op-ed


Why the Conservative movement is changing our approach to interfaith marriage

The culture of disapproval did not dissuade individuals from their marriage choices and it certainly did not draw people closer to our communities, instead, too often, it pushed them away.

An illustrative photo of a Jewish wedding in front of the Mediterranean Sea.

To welcome interfaith couples, Conservative synagogue hires cantor who can wed them

The Conservative movement of Judaism bars its member communities from hosting interfaith wedding ceremonies.

 A Jewish wedding Chuppah is seen in Tel Aviv on May 14, 2023

David Corenswet, the next Superman, has deep Jewish roots in New Orleans

David Corenswet, the first Jewish Superman, keeps his life private. He was married by a rabbi and a priest.

 David Corenswet will be Hollywood's first Jewish Superman.

Can Judaism find a loving approach to include interfaith families? - opinion

A thoughtful and sensitive approach to intermarriage would adopt a live-and-let-live attitude by which those who identify as Jewish could be considered Jewish for all purposes.

 RECENT EFFORTS, like President Isaac Herzog’s Kol Ha’am, seek to build unity among Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora, but they never talk about uniting with interfaith couples who participate in Jewish communities, says the writer.

We need to think about how to tackle Jewish intermarriage - editorial

Regardless of one’s view of intermarriage, recent data make clear that it is a significant phenomenon that cannot be ignored but must rather be approached thoughtfully and sensitively.

An illustrative photo of a Jewish wedding in front of the Mediterranean Sea.

70% of secular Jews in the US, 50% in Europe married to non-Jews

The issue of intermarriage, viewed as a complex reality of Jewish life, prompts questions about how communities should treat the resulting children.

 There is less holding a second marriage together (Illustrative photo of a wedding).

Momentum brings Jewish women to Israel on empowerment mission

Many of the women had felt disconnected from their Jewish identities after marrying non-Jews and felt the program was an empowering return.

 100 women on Momentum mission of empowerment, 2023

'The Goldin Calf': A Jewish novel with a message - review

The basic theme is “If you’re Jewish, follow your parents’ advice – Don’t marry a non-Jew because look what can happen if you do!”

‘WHILE THE Golden Calf surprised Moses, Herzl was ready to confront it.’

The ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ movie is a dated view of intermarriage

Stereotypes of interfaith marriages are out of date and harmful to the children of these marriages.

 THE GROOM breaks a glass, the traditional conclusion of a Jewish wedding ceremony. We have witnessed a narrowing of ethnic gaps and greater intermingling of Ashkenazim and Mizrahim, perhaps most significantly in ethnic intermarriage, says the writer.

Meet the real-life rabbi in the synagogue scene of 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret'

Rabbi Michael Wolk was initially brought on as a consultant for the synagogue scene in the film adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic coming-of-age novel, which debuted in theaters Friday.

 FROM LEFT, Kathy Bates, Judy Blume, Kelly Fremon Craig, Abby Ryder Fortson and Rachel McAdams.

Should Israel accept immigrants who aren't Jewish according to Halacha? - opinion

Assimilation is not a process in which one group marries another, rather it is a process in which a group or part of it loses its identity and is absorbed into another group.

 Thousands of Israel Defense Forces reservists and their supporters rallied in front of the Israel Defense Forces headquarters in Tel Aviv to reaffirm their Oath of Allegiance to the IDF and the State of Israel on April 3, 2023.