Jewish intermarriage
Conservative Judaism’s new line on intermarriage is a great start. What comes next is key - opinion
Belonging is not declared. It is rebuilt and demonstrated, slowly, through consistency, humility, and courage. If the movement is willing to do that work, genuine repair is possible.
Irving Berlin’s 1926 interfaith marriage sparked a Jewish debate that still hasn’t gone - opinion
Judaism’s Conservative movement apologizes for decades of discouraging intermarriage
How Nazi categories of ‘half-Jews’ and ‘quarter-Jews’ still decide who is a Jew - study
For first time, religious group campaigns for civil marriage in Israel
Currently, all matters of marriage and divorce are conducted by the established religious authorities.
Reform Judaism and the Robbery of the Jewish Soul
The night hall
The man jumped up, naked and suddenly flaccid; the woman cried out and covered herself with a quilt. At Aryeh’s order, rifle trained, the man dressed.
Jewish Federations embrace intermarried couples
58% of US Jews have a non-Jewish spouse
CENTER FIELD: Intermarrying rabbis: A US Jewish trainwreck?
Today, even the engaged intermarry. Many campus Jews who attend Shabbat services or defend Israel nevertheless date non-Jews.
Can a 'Fro' ever really be Jewish?
Strong correlation found between Israel experiences, marriage within the fold
The survey was based on the responses of several hundred alumni of a four-week Israel program run by the National Council of Synagogue Youth.
If you marry a Jew, you're one of us
Unbeknownst to even keen observers of Jewish life, about half of those who identify as Jews but were not born Jewish never underwent formal rabbinic conversion.
Don’t blame the USY’ers – blame the adults
I’m proud of the times when USY’ers have led the way in publicly modeling Jewish observance – despite frequent poor choices by adult Conservative Jews.
Here and There: Seeing is believing
Young people must have the opportunity of experiencing Israel, meeting their Israeli peers and understanding, above all else, the full meaning of having a Jewish state.
