What Not to Say to an Interfaith Couple About to Get Married

Jacob Wake Up! for Jewschool

For better or for worse, we’ve become totally accustomed to it. I am Jewish, my fiancée is not, and we are getting married. People feel they have license to say some of the most chutzapahdik things to us–mostly her–both online and in real life. We’ve chosen to have a Jewish wedding, raise Jewish children, and keep a Jewish home. Not that this is a defense, it’s just some background. Our decisions are enough of a threat to people that they feel the need to say pretty aggressive things to us. We had grown used to it and it wasn’t until my fiance was having a conversation with my mother (who affectionately calls my fiancée and her family the machatunim, as she should). My mother was shocked and appalled that people would say such things to our faces. This led me to believe that maybe there were others who thought we were skating by.

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A Surprise Announcement (aka a Love Story)

This article has been reprinted with permission from InterfaithFamily

by Amy Beth Starr

Once upon a time, Amy, a divorced Jewish girl from Jersey, met Matt, a divorced Irish Catholic boy from Philly, in the unlikely state of Maine. They went on some dates. Amy tried to convince herself Matt was too “nice and normal” and Matt ignored her and made her dinner and bought her flowers.They both realized pretty quickly that they were living a real-life Disney movie and suddenly the two found themselves blissfully in love, minus the talking animals of course.

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Guide to Wedding Ceremonies for Interfaith Couples

This article has been reprinted with permission from InterfaithFamily

If you or a loved one from a Jewish background is planning a wedding, you probably have tons of questions. What are the components of a Jewish wedding? How can we create a meaningful and interfaith-friendly ceremony? The links in the outline below will lead you to information about the various ceremony components and what they mean.

If you are looking for Jewish clergy to officiate at your interfaith wedding, we can help with that too!

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Interfaith marriage is common in U.S., particularly among the recently wed

By Caryle Murphy for the Pew Research Center

Marrying within the faith is still common in the United States, with nearly seven-in-ten married people (69%) saying that their spouse shares their religion, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. But a comparison of recent and older marriages shows that having a spouse of the same religion may be less important to many Americans today than it was decades ago.

Our Religious Landscape Study found that almost four-in-ten Americans (39%) who have married since 2010 have a spouse who is in a different religious group. By contrast, only 19% of those who wed before 1960 report being in a religious intermarriage.

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Why do Hindus seem to support Jews and Israel?

From quora.com

I see it while interacting with my friends and i see a lot of such comments online. Most Muslims seem to support palestine and most hindus seem to support Israel and Jews. What is the reason behind this?

Thanks for the A2A.

Harry, the short summary answer is that Hindus and Indians tend to like Jews and Israel because in general Israelis and Jews tend to like Indians and Hindus and are eager to be friends.


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