June 2020
Webinar: Supporting Interfaith Families in times of Mourning: Best Principles for Jewish Organizations
As the number of interfaith families connecting to Jewish communal organizations continues to grow, so too does the need to support them at all lifecycle moments – from birth to death. For interfaith families, specific questions and concerns may arise about how they will be supported around death and dying. This webinar will identify some of these questions and suggest best principles for addressing them in your community – from pastoral support to cemetery considerations and beyond.
Find out more »July 2020
Seven Blessings Just For You! – Online
Join Rabbi Max Chaiken for an interactive workshop, exploring the traditional sheva brachot, and creating a custom version with your partner, to use in your wedding, your anniversary, your original wedding date that had to be postponed—you name it!
Find out more »Tips for Planning a Meaningful Jewish/Interfaith Wedding Ceremony – Online
Learn about the Jewish elements of a wedding ceremony and the deeper meaning behind the rituals.
Find out more »September 2020
Rosh Hashanah Cookalong – Online – Boston
Join us for a lesson in cooking a delicious Sephardic-inspired dish to prepare for Rosh Hashanah!
Find out more »Our Year of Firsts – September Gathering – Online
Open to all engaged or newly married couples who are interfaith, Our Year of Firsts offers you the opportunity to explore the deeper meaning behind Jewish holidays, create new traditions together and meet other couples.
Find out more »October 2020
Love and Marriage – Online
Couples workshop with seven interactive online sessions to help engaged and newlywed interfaith
couples build a foundation for a happy life together & create a vision for their future.
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 »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 »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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