Jewish-Muslim couples tell their stories

Nurit Canetti, Contributor, Israel Pulse

It was a real challenge to find people who agreed to be interviewed for this piece. While there are quite a few mixed couples in Israel, with one partner Jewish and the other Muslim, many of them are afraid to provide a glimpse into their fascinating lives. Now especially, when the street is becoming a jungle and hatred is bubbling over and blinding so many people from both religions, these families prefer to seclude themselves until the rage passes.

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A Passover Challenge: Welcome the Stranger

By Jane Larkin, Special to the Jewish Journal

Passover is the story of a journey, and as the holiday approaches, I’ve been reflecting on my interfaith family’s Jewish journey. When we moved to Dallas ten years ago, shortly before Passover, we were strangers in a strange land. We were also an intermarried couple with a baby, still trying to figure out how to be a Jewish family and where we fit in the Jewish community.

The only person we knew when we arrived was my stepsister’s college roommate who graciously invited us to spend Passover with her family. We were grateful for the invitation, but a little overwhelmed by the Conservadox seder, since we were accustomed to a Reform celebration. Still we were glad to spend the holiday in the company of others and received guidance on how to connect with young family programs and the Jewish community in the city.

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Passover and Easter

Wondering whether you should go to Easter dinner at your mother-in-law's during Passover? Is it OK to eat matzah - and peeps? Learn how to solve the spring holiday dilemma with articles, resources and links from InterfaithFamily.

InterfaithFamily's website offers you everything from how to make a seder, what everything means, article on Passover and Easter, videos for adults and children, recipes, tips for engagement, and so much more.

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The Interfaith-Humanist-Vegan Passover Seder: A Mouthful in Many Ways

This article has been reprinted with permission from InterfaithFamily

By Jared David Berezin

When our eyes begin to burn and tear up my wife and I look at each other and laugh. That’s when we know the horseradish is ready. We also bake our own homemade matzah, and the unleavened flat bread resembles pita or injera (Ethiopian bread). Preparing Passover-friendly food from scratch and arranging the seder table is a ritual my wife and I enjoy as much as the seder itself.

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