Related Blog Posts on Conversion and Interfaith Family

We asked some Jews by choice about their conversion journeys. Here are some of their responses.

How having an all-female beit din helped one woman find her voice and fully own her identity.

This is the story of how I, a half-Mexican, ex-evangelical Christian, came to embrace living a Jewish life as part of a Jewish family.

Hamantaschen connects cruise passengers celebrating Purim on the high seas.

For children in interfaith families, clarifying the role of religion in the family dynamic is important.

I looked forward to the lights that adorn houses and streets in celebration of the holiday, not to mention watching Christmas specials on television and getting extra days off work to be with family. However, things changed last year when my family and I joined our friends to help them decorate their Christmas tree.  

Being the Jewish part of an interfaith family isn't without its challenges. Especially when, like me, being the Jewish influence in my family is because I converted after I was married.

"Winterfaith" seems a much more apt description for me than "interfaith." We're not observing two religions; I was raised Jewish, and my partner was not. The winter holidays are when our "interfaith" background proves to be the most challenging.

One of my most treasured memories is of my husband buying Purim carnival wristbands for our children. This act might seem small, but it symbolized a significant shift for us. See, my husband isn't Jewish, but we are raising a Jewish family.

I’ve been pretty open about how I discovered my Jewish heritage and my subsequent decision to convert, in part to reclaim that part of my family’s identity.