Interfaith

Conservative Judaism’s new line on intermarriage is a great start. What comes next is key - opinion

Belonging is not declared. It is rebuilt and demonstrated, slowly, through consistency, humility, and courage. If the movement is willing to do that work, genuine repair is possible.

  Conservative Judaism has been trying to chart a middle path between Jewish tradition and acceptance of the reality of interfaith families.
Participants at the CAM-organized Hanukkah menorah-lighting ceremony in Tel Aviv

Muslim American leaders join interfaith Hanukkah celebration in Tel Aviv

Participants are seen at the day-long conference organized by Rabbis for Human Rights and the Interfaith Forum for Human Rights, in Jerusalem.

Enduring Israeli-Palestinian peace impossible without religious faith leaders - opinion

HEALING ON display at an Army of Healers workshop in November 2025.

Violence, silence, and the need for healing - opinion


Journalist Cokie Roberts, who wrote about her interfaith marriage, dies

Roberts died Tuesday in Washington, D.C., at 75 from complications of breast cancer, the family said in a statement.

Former U.S. First Lady Laura Bush (L) sits next to current U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama (C) and moderator Cokie Roberts (R) at the African First Ladies Summit in Dar Es Salaam July 2, 2013

Supporting intermarriage is a failed strategy

Peretz: the rise of intermarriage in the US is a spiritual holocaust

Illustrative photo of marriage rings

Rafi Peretz slammed for comparing intermarriage to 'second Holocaust'

Peretz’s comments “are a reflection of a flawed religious outlook and contempt for the Holocaust,” says Rabbi Avi Novis-Deutch, dean of Schechter Rabbinical Seminary.

Israel's Education minister Rafi Peretz

Jewish, Muslim students prepare Purim gift packages

The initiative was part of an interfaith dialogue course at Bar-Ilan University.

Purim celebrations.

Marriage in protest: Three weddings make a statement to Rabbinate

Same-sex couple says they will marry in DC because no recognizable entity in Israel will acknowledge their marriage

Wedding rings [Illustrative]

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion holds coexistence event

"Jerusalem is a beautiful mosaic of different religions, communities, cultures and communities," said Lion.

Moshe Lion receives gravel and key to Jerusalem, 2018.

An Israeli celebrity wedding exposes difficulties for Arab-Jewish couples

Israel does not recognize interfaith weddings performed in the country, so Jewish-Muslim and Jewish-Christian couples, and others, have to go abroad to be officially married.

Actor Tzachi Halevy and TV anchor Lucy Aharish at their wedding, October 10, 2018

Private lives, public debate: Tzachi Halevy and Lucy Aharish's marriage

Politicians who care about intermarriage should focus on a lot more than the choices of two individuals

News anchor Lucy Aharish [L] and Actor Tzahi Halevi [R]

Forging Jewish identity

A multi-year study shows how family involvement – separate from education – impacts Jewish development

AN INTERFAITH family light a hanukkia in their home in Florida – alongside their Christmas tree

When a rabbi and a reverend take a tolerance road trip

“As faith leaders, (the trip) gives a good example to the people that we serve. It’s to let them know that it’s good to get outside of the box and to visit with people.”

North Main Street in Lindale, Texas. Route 69 is what the historical Texas trail evolved into.