Serving interfaith families, partnering with Jewish institutions.
LET YOUR HOUSE BE OPEN WIDE. Wisdom of the Sages 1:5
For Synagogues
InterFaithways Family Shabbat Weekend
On November 3-12 we are bringing our annual InterFaithways Family Shabbat Weekend to over 50 synagogues in the Philadelphia area. Throughout the weekend each participating congregation chose an activity, or series of activities to deepen the relationship between intermarried families and the shul. Some ideas for sermon points can be found here.
PARTNERING WITH JEWISH INSTITUTIONS
We advocate and provide resources for institutional and attitudinal change in the Jewish Community. In fact, we received funding from the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia to work with approximately forty local rabbis to develop program ideas, and ultimately help make their congregations more comfortable and accepting
communities for non-Jewish members, whether or not they are considering conversion.
Our signature event, InterFaithways Family Shabbat Weekend has expanded in three short years to include more than fifty synagogues and we offer a wide array of workshops suitable for many settings.
Contact wendy@interfaithways.org, for more information about any of our programs.
InterFaithways facilitates strong and empowering workshops/discussion groups for
interfaith couples and families in synagogues or secular settings. Workshop topics include:
- Shabbat Dinners for Interfaith Couples
- Mothers Circle—A program for non-Jewish mothers raising Jewish children
- Theater Ariel’s Two Become One: Reflections on Interfaith Families
- Holidaze Across the Year
- From Generation to Generation: Grandparenting Children in Interfaith Families
- Interfaith Couples Negotiating Life Cycle Events
- Nurturing Children in Interfaith Families
- Walking the Mourner's Path: Dealing With Death
- Women’s Wisdom in Judaism
- When Christmas and Chanukah/Passover and Easter Meet