intermarriage

Ideas

Why the Conservative movement is changing our approach to interfaith marriage

A culture of disapproval did not generally dissuade individuals in their marriage choices, writes the CEO of the movement’s rabbinic and congregational arms.

By Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal February 1, 2024 3:13 pm

In a shift, Hebrew College will now admit and ordain rabbinical students whose partners are not Jewish

“We should be training rabbis for the Jewish community that exists,” one rabbinical student wrote in arguing for the policy change.

January 31, 2023 10:39 pm

Michelle Williams, who plays Steven Spielberg’s mother in ‘The Fabelmans,’ says she plans to raise her children Jewish

“I can’t teach it to them unless I learn it first,” Williams told the Wall Street Journal about Judaism.

November 25, 2022 9:32 am

The Sit-Down Ideas

‘Bad Jews’ describes a history of American Jewish infighting

By Andrew Silow-Carroll October 20, 2022 9:00 am

Who counts as a Jew? A pioneering yeshiva fumbles admissions criteria, renewing debate

By Jackie Hajdenberg April 28, 2022 11:04 am

Ideas

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

By Rabbi Lex Rofeberg May 11, 2021 12:27 pm

The global proportion of Jews living in Europe is as low as it was 1,000 years ago. And the future there doesn’t look bright.

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 21, 2020 6:59 pm

Ideas

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

By Alicia Chandler August 14, 2020 3:33 pm

Ideas

By chilling out on Rosh Hashanah, I made my Judaism truly meaningful

By Julie Matlin September 16, 2019 12:42 pm

Ideas

Intermarried Jews are not a second Holocaust

By Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz July 11, 2019 4:13 pm

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