November 2020
Couples and Conversation – Online
While being part of an interfaith/intercultural couple can be incredibly amazing, it can have its challenges. You don’t need to find the answers alone. This online workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together.
Find out more »Planning a Meaningful Jewish/Interfaith Wedding Ceremony – Online
Planning a wedding? Learn about the Jewish elements of a wedding ceremony, the deeper meaning behind rituals like breaking the glass, standing under a chuppah or circling seven times, and ways to include multiple backgrounds and traditions to make the ceremony uniquely yours.
Find out more »2020 LimmudFest: Welcoming your child’s partner from a different faith background – Online
Join us at Boston's 2020 LimmudFest for a session on welcoming your child's partner from a different faith background.
Find out more »December 2020
Let’s Gelt Together: Navigating the Holiday Season – Boston – Online
Join Honeymoon Israel and 18Doors Boston for a conversation about Hanukkah and all things holiday season.
Find out more »A Reverend and a Rabbi Discuss the December Holidays – Online
Parents and grandparents, aunties and uncles and caregivers of young kids are invited to this night of learning and sharing about the December holidays. You'll leave with ideas for kids activities that you can do to create a more meaningful holiday experience.
Find out more »To Tree or Not to Tree: December Planning During A Pandemic – Online
Planning for the December holidays can sometimes be tricky, and the pandemic has added new challenges. 18Doors and Jewish& are teaming up to offer a workshop to help you lead with your values to create joyous and meaningful holidays, even if they look a little different this year.
Find out more »December Holiday Discussion for Interfaith* Couples – Online
Join Rabbi Malka Packer-Monroe, Director of 18Doors Atlanta and Molly Kazin Marshall, Manager of 18Doors Boston for a conversation about the joys and challenges of celebrating the December holidays in an interfaith home.
Find out more »Food for Thought: Interfaith Couples in Conversation – Online – Nevada
Turkey, ham or brisket? Stuffing or latkes? Let's talk about how diverse food memories in interfaith relationships shape our visions for the "perfect holiday meals" as we celebrate the winter holidays together.
Find out more »Webinar: Supporting Interfaith Families during the December Holidays
Explore strategies to support interfaith families through the December holiday season, this year and in the future.
Find out more »Webinar: Supporting Interfaith Families during the December Holidays
Explore strategies to support interfaith families through the December holiday season, this year and in the future.
Find out more »Unlocking the December Holidays – For Couples with Young Kids/Thinking About Kids – Online
Join 18Doors Rukin Rabbinic Fellow Rabbi Danny Weiner and other interfaith couples with and without kids, to learn about Hanukkah and how to make it meaningful. We’ll also create a safe and non-judgmental space to discuss the challenges and blessings of navigating the December holidays as an interfaith couple.
Find out more »Edible Menorahs (for Couples) – Online
Join Molly from 18Doors to make edible menorahs together and celebrate the festival of lights!
Find out more »Hanukkah at Home: Chocolate Coin Making for Kids – Online
There are so many delicious foods associated with Hanukkah, and they're fun not just to eat, but to make as well. You and your young children are invited to join us during Hanukkah for the fun and easy activity of making chocolate gelt (chocolate coins).
Find out more »Our Year of Firsts – December Virtual Discussion – Online
Explore the deeper meaning behind Jewish holidays, create new traditions together and meet other couples. Open to all engaged or newly married couples who are interfaith* (intercultural, dual faith, Jew-ish, etc.).
Find out more »Can Jews Celebrate Christmas? Finding Our Shared Values – Online
Do you celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas? Do you worry about sending mixed messages to your children? Come talk with Rabbi Jessica and other families to learn how you can create a clear and consistent message that focuses on your values, not necessarily the rituals.
Find out more »January 2021
Ending Shabbat With Havdalah: A Light In The Darkness – Online
However you may or may not celebrate Shabbat, acknowledging the end of Shabbat and the transition to the week ahead with a Havdalah service can be very powerful. Join Rabbi Cheryl Jacobs to discuss how you can celebrate Havdalah in a meaningful way in your interfaith relationship, and conclude with a Havdalah service.
Find out more »Unlocking the Jewish Interfaith Home and Creating Holy Space – San Diego – Online
Join us for an exploration of how you can create an appropriate holy space in your interfaith home that feels right for you as a couple. In addition to talking about what makes a home "Jewish" and learning about the mezuzah, we'll address how to discuss relevant issues with children.
Find out more »Couples and Conversation – Online
Being part of an interfaith couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This online four session workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. Intended for seriously dating, engaged and newly married couples.
Find out more »Ready, Set, Bake! A virtual cookie class for Tu Bishvat
Join 18Doors Boston and chef and dietician extraordinaire Micah Sivah to make delicious “everything cookies,” inspired by the upcoming Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat! This event is for interfaith couples in their 20s/30s.
Find out more »Family Seder for Tu Bishvat (Jewish Earth Day) – Online
Jewish interfaith families are invited to join 18Doors and Jewish& for a musical, fun, engaging family seder for the environmental Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat! We will eat fruits associated with the holiday, connect with the Jewish time of year and sing together to celebrate the birthday of the trees. No prior knowledge necessary.
Find out more »Celebrate Jewish Earth Day with Food – Online
Tu Bishvat is a Jewish holiday when we celebrate the birthday of the trees. It's an opportunity to strengthen our connection to the environment and is a very accessible holiday for people of all backgrounds. Join us for a creative, interactive, spiritual Tu Bishvat seder (ceremonial meal).
Find out more »February 2021
Couples and Conversation – Online
Being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This online workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. It is intended for seriously dating, engaged and newly married Jewish/interfaith couples.
Find out more »Olive You a Lot: An Olive Oil Tasting Class – Boston – Online
Join 18Doors Boston for an olive oil tasting! The team at Olive Connection (Brookline, MA) will guide us through the tasting and teach us about the art of making and sampling olive oils.
Find out more »Not What I Expected: Jewish Interfaith Grandparenting – Online
Is grandparenting in an interfaith family a little—or a lot—different from what you expected? This will be a safe space where you can discuss your experience of having children/grandchildren in interfaith families.
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