Want to create a culture that embraces, supports and encourages Jewish choice for interfaith families in your synagogue? Here are 18+ ways, from easy to advanced, that your congregation can begin and continue.
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Designed to help synagogues develop successful entry-level programming for interfaith families, First Steps contains a variety of program models that can be easily adapted to your synagogue or community. The programs designs included here attend to the spiritual and social needs of interfaith families, offering sound advice to congregations seeking to welcome new members.
The face of Judaism in North America isn't "changing"; it has changed. This discussion guide is a great tool for facilitating discussion on diversity issues in your synagogue. It can be used at Board meetings, WRJ or Brotherhood study sessions, membership/Outreach Committee meetings, oneg Shabbat program, adult education classes or Shabbatonim.
In this book, early childhood expert Andrea King tracks the development of two composite families through the life-cycle process and compares how well they manage the challenges that arise at each stage.
Using a healthy dose of humor and insights gleaned from his own experience, Keen provides couples with practical advice and solutions for how to give children a clear Jewish identity while maintaining a comfort level for both parents. Includes perspectives from professionals who work with interfaith families.
It's not always easy to talk about conversion with someone you care about deeply. This material will offer some sensitive and respectful ways to begin the conversation.
Outreach Families in the Sacred Common is a study which was conducted to understand how interfaith families function as members of Reform congregations and how congregations welcome them.
These are two cutting-edge gateway programs with liberal Jewish content designed to pique the interest of expectant and new parents who wish to understand Jewish rituals and traditions that will help them welcome and introduce their new child to Jewish Life.
Make sure that your religious school has an enrollment policy which addresses the concerns of interfaith families and that expectations are communicated effectively.
This helpful membership tool will enable you to track the reasons why members leave your congregation. This useful information can then be used to address issues in your congration.
For those who desire a brief glimpse into the wonders of Judaism--born Jews, Jews by choice, interfaith couples and their families, the wide diversity of seekers—this article gives a brief introduction to Judaism, its belief, its covenant and its traditions from a Reform perspective.
A complete guide for those who are organizing and facilitating programs for interfaith couples.
