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Posted inMixed & Matched

My daughter refuses to spend Christmas with me

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler June 29, 2021
Clinton and Mezvinsky hold hands during their wedding ceremony
Posted inReligion

Instead of lamenting intermarriage, listen to Jews in interfaith families. We have a lot to offer.

Lex Rofeberg by Rabbi Lex Rofeberg and JTA May 28, 2021May 28, 2021
Lena Sclove is a prospective rabbinical student whose husband is Hindu. (Photo/Mahip Rathore)
Posted inReligion

As more American Jews intermarry, seminaries face calls to ordain intermarried rabbis

Alix Wall by Alix Wall and Forward February 9, 2021February 11, 2021
A family walks into the sunset on the beach with their young daughter
Posted inOpinion

My mom is Japanese and my dad is Jewish. Their love is not a punchline.

Hanah Bloom by Hanah Bloom and JTA December 7, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden with his family (Photo/JTA-Win McNamee-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

I had no idea Joe Biden has a Jewish family. That’s actually a good thing.

Sophie Vershbow by Sophie Vershbow and JTA November 19, 2020
image of men wearing kippahs
Posted inMixed & Matched

Is it reasonable to expect to marry my Orthodox boyfriend?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler November 17, 2020
A chuppah awaits a wedding couple. (Photo/JTA-Mendy Hechtman-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Britain’s Liberal rabbis begin allowing interfaith couples to get married under a chuppah

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA October 6, 2020October 6, 2020
Sen. Kamala Harris waves to supporters with her husband, Douglas Emhoff, and her niece, Amara Ajagu, 2, during her presidential campaign launch rally in Oakland, Jan. 27, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Mason Trinca-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

We can’t kvell over Kamala Harris’ Jewish husband while we demonize interfaith marriage

Alicia Chandler by Alicia Chandler August 17, 2020
a woman in silhouette looks toward a sunset
Posted inMixed & Matched

There is life after interfaith relationships. I didn’t marry my Jewish fiancé and it worked out OK.

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler July 28, 2020
a couple sitting together at sunset, seen in silhouette
Posted inMixed & Matched

It’s not your son’s girlfriend’s job to seek Judaism. It’s your son’s.

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler September 4, 2019

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