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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 366

interfaith marriage

Kristen Bell as Joanne and Adam Brody as Noah in 'Nobody Wants This.' (Stefania Rosini/Netflix)
September 30, 2024, 3:38 am
Real-life rabbi coached the ‘overtly Jewish’ scenes on Netflix’s ‘Nobody Wants This’
Series about interfaith relationships is based on filmmaker’s own conversion to Judaism before marrying her Jewish husband. She enlisted her rabbi to make it real on screen
By Shira Li Bartov
'Bachelorette' star Jenn Tran gives a rose to Jewish contestant Jeremy Simon. (Disney/John Fleenor)
August 16, 2024, 11:55 am
‘Bachelorette’ contestant invokes famed great-great-grandfather rabbi on show
Jeremy Simon, vying for the heart of Jenn Tran on current season of reality TV show, is descended from Avraham Dov-Ber Kahana Shapiro, the last chief rabbi of Kovno
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Bride Esther and groom Steeve are carried on ornate thrones at their henna party in the week leading up to their wedding in 2007 in Casablanca, Morocco. (Courtesy of Indiana University Press)
February 14, 2024, 4:23 pm
Global mazel tov! New book chronicles weddings of 100 Jewish brides from around world
Women’s firsthand accounts illustrate the huge variety of customs associated with Jewish nuptials, while not shying away from pain and frustration about some practices
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A groom smashes the glass in a Jewish wedding, under the huppah (Mor Seban; iStock by Getty Images)
January 31, 2024, 8:39 pm
Conservative rabbis urged to engage with interfaith families, still can’t marry them
While a ban on officiating at intermarriages still stands, the movement is recommending an array of changes, from new rituals to updated hiring regulations, to increase inclusivity
By jacob gurvis
Cantor Sarah Freudenberger at a ketubah signing ceremony for an interfaith wedding she officiated in October 2023. (Courtesy Freudenberger via JTA)
January 8, 2024, 1:43 am
To welcome interfaith couples, US Conservative synagogue hires cantor who can wed them
While most clergy in the denomination aren’t allowed to perform interfaith weddings, Sarah Freudenberger’s temple takes advantage of a loophole to send an inviting message
By Gavi Klein
Isabel and Nicki Hoffman are the two newest American Girl dolls in the historical collection. (Jackie Hajdenberg/ JTA)
March 2, 2023, 3:41 am
Meet the real-life sister act behind the two new ’90s Jewish American Girl dolls
Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy are the inspiration for a set of throwback characters with a nuanced interfaith Jewish background for fans of the popular line
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Groom breaking a glass at a Jewish wedding. (illustrative photo: PavlovskiJenya/iStock by Getty)
February 5, 2023, 10:26 pm
Boston’s Hebrew College will now ordain rabbinical students with non-Jewish partners
The decision makes the pluralistic institution only the second major rabbinical school in the United States to do away with rules that bar dating or marrying non-Jews
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Hadar students read a piece of text together. (Courtesy of Hadar/via JTA)
May 5, 2022, 3:47 am
Who counts as a Jew? Pioneering yeshiva fumbles admissions criteria, renewing debate
NY’s Hadar quickly removes erroneous language on website saying applicants should have two Jewish parents, but sparks heated conversation about egalitarianism and Jewish identity
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Illustrative: A display in the German colony, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa includes a menorah and a Christmas tree. (Sapir Bronzberg/FLASH90)
December 17, 2021, 8:39 pm
To tree, or not to tree? How Jewish-Christian families navigate December’s dilemma
Interfaith families always seem to discuss which traditions to observe, but for the Christmas tree, the method of debate is more important to them than what is ultimately decided
By Samira Mehta
Illustrative: A 2011 marriage ceremony of an interfaith couple from Boston. (Courtesy Jared and Laurie Berezin)
May 20, 2021, 1:58 am
Most US kids of intermarriage raised Jewish; parents want institutions to notice
A recent Pew study shows that over the last decade, most Jews have wed non-Jewish partners – but 2/3 of them imbue children with some Jewish identity, and this seems to be growing
By Ben Sales
Lucy Aharish, Tsahi Halevy and their baby (screen capture: Channel 12)
April 18, 2021, 3:11 am
Arab Israeli TV anchor opens up on vicious responses to her interfaith marriage
In heartfelt interview, Lucy Aharish describes barrage of criticism over her marriage to actor Tsahi Halevi, says their child will make his own decisions on Judaism
By ToI Staff
Naian González Norvind as the title character in 'Leona,' directed by Isaac Cherem. (Photo by Diana Garay, courtesy of Fosforescente/ Menemsha Films)
February 12, 2021, 3:51 am
Debut film by Mexican duo, ‘Leona’ is way more than a Jewish ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Nuance, attention to detail, and ultimately, believability make for a gripping journey into Mexico’s insular Syrian Jewish community. Streaming Friday in virtual cinemas
By Jordan Hoffman
Illustrative: An Israeli couple photographed for their wedding at a blossoming almond tree field in Latrun on February 25, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 18, 2020, 3:27 am
Survey finding Birthright alumni more likely to marry Jewish raises some hackles
Jewish Futures Project poll finds 55% of participants select coreligionist partners, but critics say commitment to Judaism shouldn’t be measured by marriage alone
By Cathryn J. Prince
Illustrative: A Jewish wedding with chuppah in Vienna 2007. (CC BY SA 2.5 Gryffindor)
October 7, 2020, 2:06 pm
UK liberal rabbis allow interfaith couples to marry under a traditional canopy
Becoming first Jewish movement in Britain to permit interfaith nuptials beneath a chuppah, group says move aims to recognize and celebrate the diversity of Jewish life in 2020
By Marcy Oster
Peter Curtis is a music professor at Riverside City College in Southern California. (Courtesy of Curtis/via JTA)
December 25, 2019, 6:42 am
‘Christmas With Your Jewish Boyfriend’: A jazz album of holiday songs by Jews
After guitarist Peter Curtis prepared a medley of the popular tunes written by his coreligionists for a holiday concert, his interest was piqued, culminating in his new collection
By Gabe Friedman
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