Falling in love and finding “the one” is a wonderful experience. If you are Jewish and that “one and only” isn’t, you have some sorting out to do. How will your home reflect your dual identities, how will you raise the kids, what holidays will you celebrate. There are lots of choices — and honestly,…
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Religious & Cultural Identity for Your Child & Your Home
Interfaith Couples Raising Children: Identity for Your Child & Your Home Three Workshops, come to one or come to all of them Choosing a religious identity for your child is often feels like the hardest decision an interfaith couple faces. If both of you are attached to your religious/cultural heritage you may have gotten stuck…
Read More »What to do in 2014?
If I could get interfaith/intercultural couples to do one thing for themselves it would be to participate in a couples discussion group. I’ve never heard anyone say they regretted it. How could you regret getting closer to your partner? Getting a chance to really explain who you are and what you value? Hearing from others…
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Discussion Series for Interfaith/Intercultural Couples Interfaith couples get it – this is going to take some discussion, some compromise. But what exactly is ‘fair’? Can each of us get what we want and that will be OK for our kids? Then there’s our parents, grandparents, and siblings – how do we get them on board…
Read More »Interfaith Couples: In their own words
What is it like to participant in an interfaith/intercultural couples discussion group? Here’s one couples’ response. I am a practicing Orthodox Jew, and Birger is a Norwegian-heritage agnostic. We got engaged in August 2006 after a whirlwind courtship, and we planned to be married the following January. It was very important to me that we…
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Interfaith/Intercultural couples have unique questions and needs. They may know they need to ask questions but not be sure just what those questions should be. Make the process easier by joining other couples negotiating similar concerns. Create an outline of how to approach a conversation with your partner that is honest, caring, and supportive. This…
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