I sometimes feel compelled to spend time searching for sites on specific Jewish topics. Sometimes, I even turn my findings into a column.
Today, I decided to look up Jewish sites on intermarriage. I had never heard of most of these sites before. ***** Articles on Interfaith Issues http://urj.org/outreach/interfaith/articles/ Online articles, such as "Can Someone Who Is Not Jewish Raise A Jewish Child?", "My Experience As A 'Jewish Father' and a 'Christian Man' " and "Lizzie's Bat Mitzvah Speech", from the Union for Reform Judaism. Articles Related to Intermarriage http://www.chabad.org/search/keyword.asp?kid=1567 Online articles, such as "What is Wrong with Intermarriage?", "A Dialogue on Intermarriage" and "The Stubborn Parent Dilemma", from Chabad Lubavitch. Building Jewish Bridges http://www.jfed.org/interfaith2.htm "offers educational and supportive workshops for parents and adult children of interfaith families who are seeking to develop skills in family interaction. All workshops offer opportunities to explore Jewish life." Frequently Asked Questions on Intermarriage http://www.uscj.org/intmar/ from the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Interfaith Connection http://www.jccsf.org/living_interfaith_whoarewe.shtml "We are a program that provides support and community building opportunities for interfaith/intercultural couples and families where one of the partners is Jewish." Located in San Francisco. Interfaith Family http://interfaithfamily.com/ "InterfaithFamily.com is an independent non-profit publisher and advocacy membership association that works to encourage Jewish choices by interfaith families and increase acceptance of interfaith families by the Jewish community." Interfaith Family Bar/Bat Mitzvah http://www.jewishcharlotte.org/content_display.html?articleID=17727 Article by Rabbi Arthur Nemitoff. Interfaith Family Resource Center http://www.jfcsboston.org/comm_programs/interfaith_resource.cfm "Interfaith Family Resource Center reaches out to interfaith couples and their families to address the unique challenges that arise from differences in faith and traditions." A program of the Jewish Family and Child Services (Boston). Interfaith Rabbi http://www.interfaithrabbi.com/index2.html Homepage of Rabbi Lawrence Siegel (member of CCAR) Jewish Converts & Interfaith Network http://www.intermarriages.com/WhoWeAre.htm "organization for Jews by Choice and for those involved in an interfaith relationship" Jewish Interfaith ceremony by Rev. Richard Lewis http://hawaiianislandweddings.com/richjew.html Text of a Jewish interfaith ceremony that apparently took place in Hawaii. Jewish Outreach Institute http://www.joi.org/ "The Jewish Outreach Institute seeks to empower and help the Jewish community welcome and fully embrace all members of interfaith families into Jewish life." Rabbinic Center for Research and Counseling http://www.rcrconline.org/ >From this site, one can order the List of Rabbis Who Officiate at Intermarriages ($30 to download). It also lets you see (for free) what the geographical breakdown is : 1 in Argentina, 1 in England, 2 in Canada and 333 in the U.S. (which it further breaks down by state). The site also lets you order interfaith ketubahs. Temple Shabbat Shalom http://www.rabbiweddings.com/rabbi-wedding-temple.html "Temple Shabbat Shalom, offers an integrated creative family approach to spirituality. We welcome Jewish , Christian and interfaith families for membership. Non Jews are accepted as full members and may sit on the board of advisors." Two Roads, One Path http://www.tworoadsonepath.com/ "A place where couples can openly discuss and share experiences concerning everything from religious beliefs and practice, to raising children within the Jewish community." Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
