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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 651

mixed marriages

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
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
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
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
A scene from the film 'Abe.' (Courtesy of Blue Fox Entertainment)
May 16, 2020, 3:31 am
Locked down? Open up to… food uniting a Jewish-Palestinian family in ‘Abe’
A young protagonist of mixed heritage uses his newfound skills to make a culinary fusion that may also mend a rift between his diverse relatives
By Gerri Miller
Susan Choi attends the 70th National Book Awards ceremony and benefit dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on November 20, 2019, in New York. (Greg Allen/Invision/AP)
January 4, 2020, 3:13 pm
‘Trust Exercise’ author Susan Choi hasn’t written about her Jewish roots — yet
The half-Jewish, half-Korean National Book Award winner calls herself a ‘menorah and latke’ Jew who grew up without pressure to conform to other people’s standards
By Josefin Dolsten
Rain Pryor with daughter Lotus, named for her great-grandmother, Mama. (Courtesy)
July 31, 2019, 4:18 am
Is there anything Jewish mama Rain Pryor — Richard’s daughter — can’t do?
The singer, actress, author and comedian who has carved a space of her own in the entertainment industry announces that she is dipping her toes into another pool: politics
By Arielle Kaplan
(Collage by Alma; photo of T Kira Madden Madden courtesy of Madden/via JTA)
March 11, 2019, 3:24 am
Memoir takes on complex heritage of queer, Jewish, Chinese and Hawaiian author
T Kira Madden’s ‘Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls’ weaves a story of addiction, Florida, fatherless girls — and how Drew Barrymore saved her life
By Emily Burack
Miriam Jefferson (left) and Kalavati Mistry on their wedding day (YouTube screenshot)
August 19, 2017, 12:22 pm
Jew, Hindu in UK’s first lesbian interfaith wedding
Miriam Jefferson of Texas and Kalavati Mistry of Leicester finally tie the knot after 20 years
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie chants as members of the Lab/Shul community hold an unfurled Torah scroll. (Courtesy)
From the WebJune 15, 2017, 11:04 am
Scion of chief rabbinical family breaks ranks over intermarriage
Jewish Week: Maverick Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie to leave Conservative rabbinic group over mixed-faith marriages — and he’s not alone
By Gary Rosenblatt
Lucas Grabeel as Toby Kennish and Rachel Shenton as Lily Summers in 'Switched at Birth.' (Adam Taylor/Freeform via Getty Images/via JTA)
April 3, 2017, 4:08 am
‘Switched at Birth’ gets an interfaith marriage dilemma just right
The show has tackled the hearing impaired community and sexual violence. Now it’s taking on religious identity
By Linda Buchwald
Jason and Julianne Kanter started talking about religion more seriously when they started to think about having children. (Courtesy of Julianne Kanter/via JTA)
February 16, 2017, 2:29 am
Intermarried couples form community with each other — outside the synagogue
Since even a welcoming congregation can still be intimidating, new inclusive efforts hold ‘salons’ in the safe space of couples’ homes
By Ben Sales
Illustrative: A 2011 marriage ceremony of an interfaith couple from Boston. (Courtesy Jared and Laurie Berezin)
October 26, 2016, 11:17 pm
Study: 1 in 4 US intermarried couples wed by Jewish officiant
Brandeis University report says 91 percent of weddings where both spouses are Jewish conducted by Jewish clergy only
By JTA
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