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Online Resources for Intermarried
Interfaith families are a reality; 33 percent of American Jewish families today are interfaith, a rise from 28 percent in 1990. Intermarriage is a reality; over 50% of American Jews today marry non-Jews. These sites contain information about and resources for intermarried couples and families.
American Jews: Christmas versus Hanukkah
In America today, interfaith marriages, interfaith families and Jewish children growing up in interfaith homes is a common reality. How do American interfaith families who are raising their children as Jews balance the celebrations of Christmas and Hanukkah? InterfaithFamily.com set out to answer this question in its annual December Holidays Survey.
In America today, interfaith marriages, interfaith families and Jewish children growing up in interfaith homes is a common reality. How do American interfaith families who are raising their children as Jews balance the celebrations of Christmas and Hanukkah? InterfaithFamily.com set out to answer this question in its annual December Holidays Survey.
American Jewry Today: Intermarriage
The National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) 2000-01, a $6 million study undertaken by The United Jewish Communities, is said to give the most comprehensive, reliable picture of American Jewry to date. What did the survey find?
The National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) 2000-01, a $6 million study undertaken by The United Jewish Communities, is said to give the most comprehensive, reliable picture of American Jewry to date. What did the survey find?
Jewish View of Intermarriage
The number of Jews in the world is small today. There are about 13 million Jews worldwide (primarily living in Israel and the United States), which is less than one quarter of one percent of the world's population. Consequently, Jews are sensitive to anything they feel poses a threat to Jewish survival. Intermarriage is viewed by many as one of those threats.
The number of Jews in the world is small today. There are about 13 million Jews worldwide (primarily living in Israel and the United States), which is less than one quarter of one percent of the world's population. Consequently, Jews are sensitive to anything they feel poses a threat to Jewish survival. Intermarriage is viewed by many as one of those threats.
ClickonJudaism.org
ClickonJudaism is a project of the Reform Movement's Commission on Outreach and Synagogue Community. The purpose of ClickonJudaism is to provide doorways into Judaism for those considering Judaism and to enable people to explore the possibilities offered by liberal Judaism.
ClickonJudaism is a project of the Reform Movement's Commission on Outreach and Synagogue Community. The purpose of ClickonJudaism is to provide doorways into Judaism for those considering Judaism and to enable people to explore the possibilities offered by liberal Judaism.
Conservative Movement: FAQ on Intermarriage
The goals of the Conservative Movement's Commission on Response to Intermarriage are to 1) promote marriage within the Jewish faith, 2) encourage and facilitate the conversion of the Gentile spouse in an interfaith marriage, and 3) promote raising the children of an intermarriage as Jews.
The goals of the Conservative Movement's Commission on Response to Intermarriage are to 1) promote marriage within the Jewish faith, 2) encourage and facilitate the conversion of the Gentile spouse in an interfaith marriage, and 3) promote raising the children of an intermarriage as Jews.
Conversion to Judaism Resource Center
The Conversion to Judaism Resource Center provides information and advice to people who are considering converting to Judaism and to those who have converted.
The Conversion to Judaism Resource Center provides information and advice to people who are considering converting to Judaism and to those who have converted.
InterfaithFamily.com
InterfaithFamily.com provides interfaith families with useful resources, connects interfaith families to local Jewish communities, builds community for interfaith families, and advocates for inclusive attitudes, policies and practices.
InterfaithFamily.com provides interfaith families with useful resources, connects interfaith families to local Jewish communities, builds community for interfaith families, and advocates for inclusive attitudes, policies and practices.
Jewish Intermarriage Statistics
This site sounds an alarm. It provides statistics about Jewish intermarriage in America, and then warns "So powerful is this meltdown of Jewish life, that Judaism in America, as we have known it for the last 300 years, will likely cease to exist in the new millennium."
This site sounds an alarm. It provides statistics about Jewish intermarriage in America, and then warns "So powerful is this meltdown of Jewish life, that Judaism in America, as we have known it for the last 300 years, will likely cease to exist in the new millennium."
Jewish Outreach Institute (JOI)
JOI provides online support and resources for the intermarried and their families.
JOI provides online support and resources for the intermarried and their families.
More Accepting Attitudes Toward Intermarriage
A recent survey finds that a growing number of American Jews accept intermarriage.
A recent survey finds that a growing number of American Jews accept intermarriage.
My Experience as a "Jewish Father" and a "Christian Man"
Doug Sumner, a Christian spouse in an interfaith marriage and a member of Phoenix' Temple Chai, shares his experience as a "Jewish Father" and a "Christian Man."
Doug Sumner, a Christian spouse in an interfaith marriage and a member of Phoenix' Temple Chai, shares his experience as a "Jewish Father" and a "Christian Man."
Racism, Schmacism: Opposing Intermarriage
In his New York Observer column, Philip Weiss says it is racist for Jews to oppose intermarriage. In this article, Slate's Judith Shulevitz finds flaws in Weiss' analogy.
In his New York Observer column, Philip Weiss says it is racist for Jews to oppose intermarriage. In this article, Slate's Judith Shulevitz finds flaws in Weiss' analogy.
Reform Movement: FAQ on Intermarriage
This page describes the official position of the Reform Rabbis' organization, the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), on rabbinic officiation at interfaith weddings.
This page describes the official position of the Reform Rabbis' organization, the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), on rabbinic officiation at interfaith weddings.