Interfaith Issues
33 percent of American Jewish families today are interfaith, and over 50% of American Jews today marry non-Jews. These sites contain information about and resources for intermarried couples and families.
How Can a Non-Jew Show Respect for a Jew?
How Can a Non-Jew Show Respect for a Jew? Should Gentiles dress a certain way or serve certain food when inviting someone Jewish into their homes?
How Can a Non-Jew Show Respect for a Jew? Should Gentiles dress a certain way or serve certain food when inviting someone Jewish into their homes?
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.
Judaism on Baptism
"My daughter (Jewish) and son-in-law (Protestant) have agreed that their daughter should be exposed to both Judaism and Christianity. I dread to think that my beloved daughter might be persuaded into allowing her baby daughter to be baptized. What is the position of the Jewish religion regarding baptism?"
"My daughter (Jewish) and son-in-law (Protestant) have agreed that their daughter should be exposed to both Judaism and Christianity. I dread to think that my beloved daughter might be persuaded into allowing her baby daughter to be baptized. What is the position of the Jewish religion regarding baptism?"