Gender Roles in our Homes I was running a program for women only (Women in Interfaith Relationships) and a young non-Jewish mother began to cry as she explained that she had agreed to raise her children as Jews before she got married but in fact she had no idea how to do that. The women…
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Women in Interfaith Relationships
Join other women, Jewish or not, to examine interfaith marriage in relation to culture and gender. What are the unique expectations and responses that a woman encounters as she creates a home and builds a family life in which her religion is not that of her partner? This will be a multi-generational discussion about the…
Read More »Writing Your Ethical Will (together)
Although this class is not for interfaith couples exclusively, I had interfaith couples in mind when I planned it. The best thing a couple can do is identity and NAME their common values. What EXACTLY do you want to pass on to your children? It doesn’t have to be the same for the both of…
Read More »If I Convert, What Will Change?
Sometimes after living a Jewish life, with a Jewish spouse, a person begins to think of conversion. But they may worry that converting with upset the apple cart. Maybe my spouse will see me differently or suddenly expect more from me. Or will they even accept that I can become what they are? Sometimes a…
Read More »How to Use Religion to Wreck Your Relationship
Most couples’ conflict is not about religion, even in an interfaith relationship. However, it is certainly possible to use your religious differences to shoot holes in your relationship. Let me tell you about a very effective way to do that, and hopefully you can avoid it. Many non-Jewish Americans are not aware of how Christianized…
Read More »American Folkloric Christianity
(image from www.realmomkitchen.com) Growing up with no specific religion in the United States can lead many people to claim, “I have no religion. I’m certainly NOT a Christian.” They look at what they would term “real Christians” and they see the difference to be that those folks go to church, believe in Jesus as savior,…
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