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Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism
Part XI: Intermarriage
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This list provides a collection of sources on the subject of
intermarriage for the readers of soc.culture.jewish. This list is not
attempting to present a position either for or against intermarriage;
that is up to the individual to decide in consultation with their
Rabbi. This list does attempt to include books from all sides of the
spectrum, so that educated consideration can be given to the subject.
Intermarriage is a serious concern in the Jewish community. According
to the 1991 issue of Newsweek, 52% of men and women who have married
since 1985 took gentiles as spouses (in 1964, the number was 9%).
Furthermore, 3 of every 4 children of intermarriages are being raised
either as Christians (41%) or with no religion at all (31%). The issue
stated that 60% of Reform Jews, 50% of Conservative Jews, and 25% of
Orthodox Jews are intermarried, and at many Reform Shabbat services a
third or more of the participants are unconverted spouses. Now these
numbers may have inaccuracies, but the concern and trends remain the
same regardless of the exact value of the numbers.
Where Can I Get The Books
Many of these books are available through general bookstores or
Judaica bookstores. A list of links to these may be found in the
[6]sources section of the [7]General Reading List (if you are reading
this at [8]www.scjfaq.org, you can simply click on the "Sources"
button in the header navigation bar).
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Subject: ORGANIZATION
This reading list is organized as follows:
* [8]Introduction to this Reading List
* [9]So You're Considering Intermarriage?
* [10]The Traditional Viewpoint
* [11]Conversion
* [12]You've Done The Deed. Coping With Life As An Intermarried
* [13]Credits
Subject: So You're Considering Intermarriage?
[Cow89]
Cowan, Paul; Cowan, Rachel (Contributor). Mixed Blessings:
Overcoming the Stumbling Blocks in an Interfaith Marriage.
Penguin USA (Paper); 1989. Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN
0-140111-89-1. [Describes the interpersonal conflicts that can
come from different religious backgrounds and how major life
changes (death of a parent, birth of a child) can bring up
conflicts. Focuses on how to deal with religious identity and
practice with children in mixed marriages. (Authors had a mixed
marriage, Rachel has converted and has become a rabbi)
Non-Orthodox]
[6][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[For91]
Forster, Brenda and Tabachnik, Joseph. Jews by Choice: A Study
of Converts to Reform and Conservative Judaism. K'tav, 1991.
Out of Print. ISBN 0-881253-83-9.
[7][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Gla97]
Glaser, Gabrielle. Strangers to the Tribe: Portraits of
Interfaith Marriage. Houghton Mifflin Co (Trd); 1997.
Hardcover. ISBN 0-395727-76-6.
[8][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Kah83]
Kahane, Meir. Why Be Jewish? Intermarriage, Assimilation and
Alienation. Stein & Day Pub; 1983. Paperback. ISBN
0-812861-29-9.
[9][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Kem82]
Kemelman, Harry. Conversations with Rabbi Small. Unknown; 1982.
Mass Market Paperback. ISBN 0-449245-27-6.
[10][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Kin93]
King, Andrea; Schindler, Alexander M. If I'm Jewish and You're
Christian, What Are the Kids? A Parenting Guide for Interfaith
Families. Union of American Hebrew Congregations; 1993.
Paperback. ISBN 0-807404-52-7.
[11][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Pet88]
Petsonk, Judy; Remsen, Jim. The Intermarriage Handbook: A Guide
for Jews & Christians. Quill; 1988, 1991. Paperback. Reprint
edition. ISBN 0-688103-79-0. [This book explains basis of each
other's culture, and guidelines on how to proceed.]
[12][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Rom90]
Romanoff, Lena. Your People, My People -- Finding Acceptance
and Fulfillment as a Jew By Choice. Jewish Publication Society,
Philadelphia PA. 1990. Identity Plus; 1999. Paperback. ISBN
1-893382-00-1.[Focuses on conversion, but gives insights on
intermarriage and how to make conversion work. Non-Orthodox]
[13][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Selxx]
Seltzer, Sanford. Jews and Non-Jews: Falling in Love. UAHC
Press #164050. Out of Print. ISBN 0-807400-98-X.[Informal guide
on intermarriage for couples and their families. Non-Orthodox]
[14][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Sel84]
Seltzer, Sanford. Jews and Non-Jews: Getting Married: A Look At
Interfaith Marriage and its Consequences for Jewish Survival.
Union of American Hebrew Congregations; 1984. Paperback. ISBN
0-807403-00-8. [Discussion for couples contemplating
intermarriage from the Reform Jewish perspective.]
[15][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Sil95]
Silverstein, Alan. It All Begins With a Date: Jewish Concerns
About Intermarriage. Jason Aronson; 1995. Paperback. ISBN
1-568215-42-8.
[16]http://www.jtsa.edu/pubs/jtsmag/vol6iss1/wellread.html
[17][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Wol95]
Wolpe, David J. Why Be Jewish? Henry Holt; 1995. Paperback.
ISBN 0-805039-27-9.
[18][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
Subject: The Traditional Viewpoint
[Bra51]
Brav, Stanley Rosenbaum, ed. Marriage and the Jewish Tradition
Philosophical Library, New York. 1951.
[Bul86]
Bulka, Rabbi Reuven P. Jewish Marriage: A Halachic Ethic. Ktav
Publishing House; 1986. Hardcover. ISBN 0-881250-77-5. [Very
thorough with many source references; treats modern-day
problems as well.]
[6][Buy at Amazon:
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ish]
[Kau92]
Kaufman, Machael. Love, Marriage, and Family in Jewish Law.
Jason Aronson; 1992. Hardcover. ISBN 0-802225-54-3. Jason
Aronson; 1996. Paperback. ISBN 1-568218-84-2. [It has a good
explanation of Taharat Hamishpacha and has some food for
thought on what we look for in someone we are planning on
marrying. Has good advice on keeping marriages together. Also
has good references if you want to read more.]
Hardcover: [7][Buy at Amazon:
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ish] ; Paperback: [8][Buy at Amazon:
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ish]
[Lam82]
Lamm, Maurice. The Jewish Way in Love and Marriage. Harper and
Row, New York. 1982. ISBN 0-060649-16-X. Jonathan David Pub;
1991. Paperback reprint edition. ISBN 0-824603-53-2.
[9][Buy at Amazon:
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ish]
[Leb87]
Lebovits, Yehudah. Shidduchim and Zivugim: The Torah
Perspective in Finding Your Mate. Philipp Feldheim; 1987.
Hardcover. ISBN 0-944070-01-9.
[10][Buy at Amazon:
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ish]
[Pra81]
Prager, Dennis and Telushkin, Joseph. The Nine Questions People
Ask About Judaism. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1981. Reprinted
1986. ISBN: 0-671622-61-7. [In particular, there is a chapter
on "Intermarriage and the Non-committed Jew".]
[11][Buy at Amazon:
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ish]
[Sto67]
Stolper, [Rabbi] Pinchas M. Jewish Alternatives in Love, Dating
and Marriage. University Press of America; 1965, 1985.
Hardcover. ISBN 0-819144-75-4.
[12][Buy at Amazon:
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ish]
Subject: Conversion
[Ber96]
Berkowitz, Allan L. (ed.); Moskovitz, Patti (ed.). Embracing
the Covenant: Converts to Judaism Talk About Why & How. Jewish
Lights Pub; 1996. Paperback: ISBN 1-879045-50-8.
[6][Buy at Amazon:
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ish]
[Car97]
Carmel, Abraham. So Strange My Path: A Spiritual Pilgrimage.
Bloch Pub Co; 1997. Paperback. ISBN 0-819700-40-1.
[7][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Coh87]
Cohen, J. Simcha. Intermarriage and Conversion: A Halakhic
Solution. Ktav Publishing House; 1987. Paperback. ISBN
0-881251-25-9. [A proposed "solution" to these problems. A
analysis looking for common ground between Orthodox,
Conservative, and Reform conversions.]
[8][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Dia98]
Diamant, Anita. Choosing a Jewish Life : A Handbook for People
Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends.
Schocken Books; 1998. Paperback: ISBN 0-805210-95-4.
[9][Buy at Amazon:
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ish]
[Eic65]
Eichhorn, D.M., (ed.) Conversion to Judaism: A History and
Analysis. Ktav: Hoboken, NJ. 1965. [A historical perspective on
conversion.]
[Ellxx]
Ellinson, David. Representative Orthodox Responsa on Conversion
and Intermarriage in the Contemporary Era Jewish Social Studies
#47 p.209 [A summary and analysis of several responsa of
contemporary poskim. See related references in the article.]
[Eps92]
Epstein, Lawrence Jeffrey. The Theory and Practice of Welcoming
Converts to Judaism: Jewish Universalism (Jewish Studies, Vol
13). Edwin Mellen Press; 1992. Hardcover. ISBN 0-773494-93-6.
[10][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Eps93]
Epstein, Lawrence J. Conversion to Judaism: a Teaching Guide.
Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education/261 West 35th
Street Floor 12A/New York NY 10001. 1993. [Pamphlet. Discusses
conversion, including a historical summary and descriptions of
Orthodox, Conservative and Reform views and procedures.
Contains a bibliography, summaries of the lives of some famous
Jews-by-choice, and exercises to familiarize students with
issues surrounding conversion.]
[Eps94]
Epstein, Lawrence J. Conversion to Judaism: A Guidebook. Jason
Aronson; 1994, 1997. Paperback. ISBN 1-568211-28-7. [Discusses
stories about converts, the conversion process, how to overcome
common problems associated with conversion and includes
introductory material on Jewish thought and practices.]
[11][Buy at Amazon:
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[Eps98]
Epstein, Lawrence J. Questions and Answers on Conversion to
Judaism. Jason Aronson; 1998. Paperback. ISBN 0-765759-96-9.
[12][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Fel90]
Feldman, Emanuel; Wolowelsky, Joel B. (ed). The Conversion
Crisis: Essays from the Pages of Tradition (Treasury of
Tradition Series). Ktav Publishing House; 1990. Paperback. ISBN
0-881253-34-0.
[13][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Fio92]
Fiorino, Anthony. "One Soul's Adventure: Spiritual Growth
Through Halacha" in Jewish Action. Orthodox Union (O-U). Vol 53
#2, winter 1992/93. [An account of a personal experience as a
ger, and the spiritual growth that resulted]
[Hom97]
Homolka, Jacob; Jacob, Walter (ed); Seidel, Esther (ed). Not by
Birth Alone: Conversion to Judaism (Jewish Studies). Cassell
Academic; 1997. Paperback. ISBN 0-304338-09-5.
[14][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Hubxx]
Huberman, Steven. New Jews: The Dynamics of Conversion. UAHC
Press No. 164053. [Concise investigation into the impact of
conversion on the convert and the family.]
[Kli99]
Kling, Simcha; Perkins, Carl M. Embracing Judaism. The
Rabbinical Assembly; 1999. Paperback. 2nd revised edition. ISBN
0-916219-15-1.
[15][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Kuk81]
Kukoff, Lydia. Choosing Judaism. Union of American Hebrew
Congregations; 1981. Paperback. ISBN 0-807401-50-1. [The story
of one woman's odyssey from Christianity to Judaism, which
confronts the questions and dilemmas of the new Jew.]
[16][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Lam91]
Lamm, Maurice. Becoming a Jew. Jonathan David Pub; 1991.
Hardcover. ISBN 0-824603-50-8. [Designed expressly for non-Jews
who are contemplating converting. Contains a section on the
experiences of (halachic) converts, in their own words, then an
examination of the laws of conversion, then an examination of
after the conversion--dealing with Jews, with one's family,
holidays, etc. Finally, a section on basic Jewish practice and
belief. Lamm is a prominant Orthodox rabbi.]
[17][Buy at Amazon:
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[Lam74]
Lamm, Norman. "Love of the Stranger," in The Good Society:
Jewish Ethics in Action. N. Lamm, ed. Viking Press, 1974. Out
of Print. ISBN 0-670346-53-5. [A series of excerts from the
Rambam (t'shuvot and mishnah torah) relating to Conversion with
an introduction by Rabbi Lamm.]
[18][Buy at Amazon:
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[Les95]
Lester, Julius. Lovesong: Becoming a Jew. Bulfinch Pr; 1995.
Paperback. ISBN 1-559703-16-4.
[19][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Lubxx]
Lubling, Aaron. "Conversion in Jewish Law" in Journal of
Halachah and Contemporary Society, #9. [A halachic analysis
that points to many of the relevent gemaras and dinim in the
Shulchan Aruch and in contemporary t'shuvot.]
[May87]
Mayer, Egon; Augar, Amy. Conversion Among the Intermarried:
Choosing to Become Jewish. American Jewish Committee; 1987.
Paperback. ISBN 0-874950-91-0.
[20][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Myr95]
Myrowitz, Catherine Hall. Finding a Home for the Soul:
Interviews With Converts to Judaism. Jason Aronson; 1995.
Paperback. ISBN 1-568213-22-0.
[21][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Rom90]
Romanoff, Lena. Your People, My People -- Finding Acceptance
and Fulfillment as a Jew By Choice. Jewish Publication Society,
Philadelphia PA. 1990. Identity Plus; 1999. Paperback. ISBN
1-893382-00-1. [Includes good coverage of the differences in
conversion practices between the three main branches of
Judaism. Gives insights on how to make conversion work.
Non-Orthodox]
[22][Buy at Amazon:
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[Sca92]
Scalamonti, John David. Ordained to Be a Jew: A Catholic
Priest's Conversion to Judaism. Ktav Publishing House; 1992.
Hardcover. ISBN 0-881254-12-6.[The story of a Catholic priest
who became a Jew.]
[23][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Sch85]
Schiffman, Lawrence H. Who Was a Jew: Rabbinic and Halakhic
Perspectives on the Jewish Christian Schism. Ktav Publishing
House; 1985. Hardcover. ISBN 0-881250-53-8. [A historical
analysis of the Jewish-Christian schism, attempting to
determine the point at which Christianity was no longer viewed
by Judaism as a sect, but rather as a Gentile religion. See
especially chapter 3, which deals with conversion.]
[24][Buy at Amazon:
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[Zak98]
Zakar, Susan M.; Kaufmann, David. Judaism Online: Confronting
Spirituality on the Internet. Jason Aronson; 1998. Hardcover.
ISBN 0-765799-84-7.
[25][Buy at Amazon:
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Subject: You've Done The Deed. Coping With Life As An Intermarried
[Azo97]
Azoulay, Katya Gibel. Black, Jewish and Interracial: It's Not
the Color of Your Skin, but the Race of Your Kin. Duke Univ Pr
(Trd); 1997. Paperback. ISBN 0-822319-71-3.
[6][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Bel85]
Belin, David. Why Choose Judaism: New Dimensions of Jewish
Outreach. UAHC Press #381900 1985. Out of Print. ISBN
0-807403-02-4. [Non-Orthodox. Explores the uniqueness of
Judaism and its special roles in America today. Designed for
partners in an interfaith relationship.]
[7][Buy at Amazon:
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dos/ASIN/0807403024/socculturejewish/]
[CCA91]
Commission on Reform Jewish Outreach. What Is Reform Jewish
Outreach?. Union of American Hebrew Congregations and Central
Conference of American Rabbis, 838 Fifth Avenue, NY NY 10021,
212/249-0100. Pamphlet. 1991. [Non-Orthodox]
[Cow89]
Cowan, Paul; Cowan, Rachel (Contributor). Mixed Blessings:
Overcoming the Stumbling Blocks in an Interfaith Marriage.
Penguin USA (Paper); 1989. Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN
0-140111-89-1. [Describes the interpersonal conflicts that can
come from different religious backgrounds and how major life
changes (death of a parent, birth of a child) can bring up
conflicts. Focuses on how to deal with religious identity and
practice with children in mixed marriages. (Authors had a mixed
marriage, Rachel has converted and has become a rabbi)
Non-Orthodox]
[8][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Cro95]
Crohn, Joel. Mixed Matches: How to Create Successful
Interracial, Interethnic, and Interfaith Relationships. Fawcett
Books; 1995. Paperback. ISBN 0-449909-61-1.
[9][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Haw97]
Hawxhurst, Joan C. (ed). Interfaith Wedding Ceremonies: Samples
and Sources. Dovetail Publishing; 1997. Paperback. ISBN
0-965128-41-5.
[10][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Jac88]
Jacobs, Sidney J.; Jacobs, Betty J. 122 Clues for Jews Whose
Children Intermarry. Jacobs Ladder Pubns; 1988. Paperback. ISBN
0-933647-01-8.
[11][Buy at Amazon:
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[Kin93]
King, Andrea; Schindler, Alexander M. If I'm Jewish and You're
Christian, What Are the Kids? A Parenting Guide for Interfaith
Families. Union of American Hebrew Congregations; 1993.
Paperback. ISBN 0-807404-52-7.
[12][Buy at Amazon:
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[Lit70]
Litvin, Baruch. Jewish Identity: Modern Responsa and Opinions
on the Registration of Children of Mixed Marriages. Feldheim,
Jerusalem-New York. 1970. [Answers by 43 leading Jewish
scholars (both religious and otherwise) to "Who is a Jew?"]
[Man97]
Mann, Gil. How to Get More Out of Being Jewish Even If: A. You
Are Not Sure You Believe in God, B. You Think Going to
Synagogue Is a Waste of Time, C. You think... Leo & Sons Pub;
1997. Paperback. ISBN 0-965170-90-X.
[13][Buy at Amazon:
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[Pak93]
Packard, Gwen K. Coping in an Interfaith Family (Coping
Series). Rosen Publishing Group; 1993. Library binding. ISBN
0-823914-52-6.
[14][Buy at Amazon:
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[Pet88]
Petsonk, Judy; Remsen, Jim. The Intermarriage Handbook: A Guide
for Jews & Christians. Quill; 1988, 1991. Paperback. Reprint
edition. ISBN 0-688103-79-0. [This book explains basis of each
other's culture, and guidelines on how to proceed.]
[15][Buy at Amazon:
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[Ros88]
Rosenberg, Roy A.; Meehan, Peter; and Payne, John Wade. Happily
Inter-married: Authoritative Advice for a Joyous
Jewish-Christian Marriage. Out of Print. ISBN
0-020891-60-1.[Written by a Protestant minister, a Roman
Catholic priest, and a Reform Jewish rabbi, offers insights to
couples seriously considering a permanent bireligious
relationship.]
[16][Buy at Amazon:
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[Reu87]
Reuben, Steven Carr. But How Will You Raise the Children?: A
Guide To Interfaith Marriage. New York : Pocket Books, 1987.
Out of Print. ISBN 0-671643-69-X.
[17][Buy at Amazon:
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[Reu92]
Reuben, Steven Carr. Raising Jewish Children in a Contemporary
World: The Modern Parent's Guide to Creating a Jewish Home
Rocklin, CA : Prima Pub., 1992. Out of Print. ISBN
1-559581-50-6.
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[Reu93]
Reuben, Steven Carr. Making Interfaith Marriage Work. l993. Out
of Print. ISBN 1-559585-06-4.
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[Ros94]
Rosenbaum, Mary Helene and Rosenbaum, Stanley Ned. Celebrating
Our Differences: Living Two Faiths in One Marriage. Ragged Edge
Press, 1994. White Mane Pub; 1999. Paperback. 2nd revised
edition. ISBN 1-572491-63-9.
[20][Buy at Amazon:
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[Sac95]
Sacks, David G. Welcoming The Intermarried In Your Jewish
Family. Jewish Outreach Institute (33 W 42nd Street, New York
City, NY 10036, [21]<JOI4ALL@aol.com>). 1995.
[Sch99]
Schaper, Donna E. Raising Interfaith Children: Spiritual
Orphans or Spiritual Heirs? Crossroad Pub Co; 1999. Paperback.
ISBN 0-824516-32-X.
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[Sil93]
Silverstein, Alan. Dual Faith Parenting, Second Thoughts on a
Popular Trend. The Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs, Inc., New
York, NY. 1993. [Pamphlet giving strong reasons against trying
to raise the child of a mixed marriage with both faiths.
Conservative viewpoint.]
[Sil95]
Silverstein, Alan. Preserving Jewishness in Your Family: After
Intermarriage Has Occurred. Jason Aronson; 1995. Paperback.
ISBN 1-568215-43-6.
[23][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Yob98]
Yob, Iris M. Keys to Interfaith Parenting (Barron's Parenting
Keys Series). Barrons Educational Series; 1998. Paperback. ISBN
0-764102-42-7.
[24][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764102427/socculturejew
ish/]
Readers might also be interested in:
* Dovetail: A Newsletter by and For Jewish-Christian Families. Back
issues available on weddings, grandparents, media portrayal,
religious education, conversion, welcoming ceremonies, therapy,
death.....and more. E-mail address: [25]hawxhurst@aol.com
Additionally, the Jewish Outreach Institute has a good reading list at
[26]http://www.joi.org/pubs/.
Subject: How do I obtain copies of the Reading Lists?
Answer:
There are a number of different ways to obtain copies of the Reading
Lists:
* WWW. If you are reading this on Usenet, and would like to see an
online, hyperlinked version, go visit [2]http://www.scjfaq.org/.
This is the "web" version of the FAQ; the version posted to Usenet
is generated from the web version. Note that the www.scjfaq.org
version is a copy of the actual master version; if you want to
access the master, visit [3]http://master.scjfaq.org/.
Alternatively, if you would like to see the posted version through
the web, visit [4]http://shamash.org/listarchives/scj-faq/. The
FAQ is in the subdirectory "FAQ"; the reading lists are in the
subdirectory "rl".
* Email. Scjfaq.org also provides an autoretriever that allows one
to obtain a copy of the reading lists by return Email. To use the
autoretriever, you send a retrieval request to
[5]archives@scjfaq.org with the request in the body of the
message. A more reliable way to retrieve these files is through
the [6]FAQ autoretriever
([7]http://www.mljewish.org/bin/autoresp.cgi). For the FAQ, the
request has the form:
send faq partname
For the reading list, the request has the form:
send rl partname
"Partname" is replaced by the name of the part, as shown in the
general index. The following is a short summary of the mapping of
partnames for the Reading Lists:
+ [8]general: Introduction and General. Includes book sources,
starting points for beginners, starting points for non-Jewish
readers, General Judaism, General Jewish Thought, General
Jewish History, Contemporary Judaism, Noachide Laws, Torah
and Torah Commentary, Talmud and Talmudic Commentary,
Mishnah, Midrash, Halachic Codes, Becoming An Observant Jew,
Women and Judaism, and Science and Judaism.
+ [9]traditional: Traditional Liturgy, Practice, Lifestyle,
Holidays. Includes Traditional Liturgy; Traditional
Philosophy and Ethics; Prayer; Traditional Practice; The
Household; Life, Death, and In-Between; and The Cycle Of
Holidays.
+ [10]mysticism: Kabbalah, Mysticism, and Messianism. Includes
Academic and Religious treatments of Kabbalah, Sprituality,
and the Jewish notion of the Messiah.
+ [11]reform: Reform/Progressive Judaism
+ [12]conservative: Conservative Judaism
+ [13]reconstructionist: Reconstructionist Judaism
+ [14]humanistic: Humanistic Judaism (Society for Humanistic
Judaism)
+ [15]chasidism: Chassidism. Includes general information on
historical chassidism, as well as specific information on
Lubavitch (Chabad), Satmar, Breslaw (Breslov), and other
approaches.
+ [16]zionism: Zionism. Includes Zionism and The Development Of
Israel, The Founders, Zionistic Movements, and Judaism in
Israel.
+ [17]antisemitism: Antisemitism. Includes sections on
Antisemitism, What Led to The Holocaust, Medieval Oppression,
Antisemitism Today (Including Dealing with Hate Groups),
Judaism and Christianity, and Judaism, Freemasonry and other
rumors.
+ [18]intermarriage: Intermarriage. Includes sections on "So
You're Considering Intermarriage?", The Traditional
Viewpoint, Conversion, and Coping With Life As An
Intermarried.
+ [19]childrens: Books for Jewish Children. Includes sections
on Birth and Naming, Raising a Child, Family Guidebooks,
Upsheren, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation, Holiday Books for
Children, Liturgy for Children, Bible and Torah for Children,
Jewish History for Children, Jewish Theology for Children,
Israel, Learning Hebrew, and Jewish Stories.
The following is a short summary of the mapping to partnames for
the FAQ:
+ [20]01-FAQ-intro: Section [21]1: Network and Newsgroup
Information.
+ [22]02-Who-We-Are: Section [23]2: Who We Are
+ [24]03-Torah-Halacha: Sections [25]3, [26]4: Torah; Halachic
Authority
+ [27]04-Observance: Sections [28]5, [29]6, [30]7, [31]8:
Jewish Holidays; Jewish Dietary Law and Kashrut; Sabbath and
Holiday Observance; Woman and Marriage
+ [32]05-Worship: Sections [33]9, [34]10, [35]11: Jewish
Worship; Conversion, Intermarriage, and "Who is a Jew?";
Miscellaneous Practice Questions
+ [36]06-Jewish-Thought: Section [37]12: Jewish Thought
+ [38]07-Jews-As-Nation: Section [39]13: Jews as a Nation
+ [40]08-Israel: Section [41]14: Jews and Israel
+ [42]09-Antisemitism: Sections [43]15, [44]16, [45]17: Churban
Europa (The Holocaust); Antisemitism and Rumors about Jews;
Countering Missionaries
+ [46]10-Reform: Section [47]18: Reform/Progressive Judaism
+ [48]11-Miscellaneous: Sections [49]19, [50]20: Miscellaneous;
References and Getting Connected
+ [51]12-Kids: Section [52]21: Jewish Childrearing Related
Questions
+ [53]mail-order: Mail Order Judaica
Alternatively, you may send a message to
[54]mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the following line in the body
of the message:
send usenet/news.answers/judaism/(portionname)
Where (portionname) is replaced by the appropriate subdirectory
and filenames; for example, to get the first part of the reading
list, one would say:
send usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lists/general
* Anonymous FTP: All portions of the FAQ and of the reading lists
are archived on [55]rtfm.mit.edu and are available for anonymous
FTP from the pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/FAQ directory (URL
[56]ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/FAQ/).
Similarly, the parts of the reading lists are stored in the
pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lists directory (URL:
[57]ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lis
ts). Note that the archived versions of the FAQ and reading lists
are the posted versions; that is, they are each one large ASCII
file.
Subject: Credits
This list is based on a list developed by Dan Berleant
(djb@engr.uark.edu), moderator of the Intermarriage Mailing List.
Contributions to the list have also been made by: Chris Bertholf, Dave
Rabinowitz, Ari Epstein, Anthony Fiorino, Joshua Goldman and David
Kaufmann. Additional contributions were provided by Eric Simon as part
of the S.C.J FAQ/RL Summer 2000 remodeling. As usual, suggestions for
additions or deletions are welcome, as are brief annotations for any
entry.
A special thank you... Special thanks for her patience and
understanding go to my wife, Karen, who put up with me hiding at the
computer for the two months it took to complete the July/August 2000
remodel of the entire soc.culture.jewish FAQ and Reading Lists. If you
think the effort was worth it, drop her a note c/o
[6]maintainer@scjfaq.org.
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Please mail additions or corrections to me at faigin@pacificnet.net.
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