Interfaithing: Why families can embrace two faiths under one roof
Interfaithing is a podcast for and about Jewish & Christian interfaith families, where we explore the question: why families can embrace two faiths under one roof. Whether you are part of an interfaith family or you're exploring and interested in how different faiths interact with one another, this is the space for you! Each episode of this first season explores and unpacks stories related to common myths about and expressed toward Interfaith families. So join us on this journey to help spread the Torah and gospel of interfaith wisdom far and wide.
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BONUS Episode: Interfaithing Featured on "The Jewish Divorce Project" Podcast
05/22/2024
BONUS Episode: Interfaithing Featured on "The Jewish Divorce Project" Podcast
Ari and Anna discuss Ari's appearance on one of the latest episodes of the podcast entitled "The Jewish Divorce Project." You can listen to the ENTIRE episode featuring Ari's interview with the creators of The Jewish Divorce Project after Ari and Anna's discussion.
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Epilogue to Season #1 of Interfaithing - EXCITING NEWS!!
05/15/2024
Epilogue to Season #1 of Interfaithing - EXCITING NEWS!!
Ari and Anna share EXCITING NEWS about the future of Interfaithing as they wrap up their myth-busting Season #1 and prepare for their story-full Season #2. You'll hear about... A brief recap of the amazing stories and insights of Season #1; How you can share YOUR Interfaithing story and engage more deeply and personally with Ari and Anna by becoming a ; Ari and Anna's plans to continue the work of Interfaithing between seasons through social media posts on and , videos on , blog posts on , and guest appearances on podcasts like ; A sneak peak into the budding plans for Season #2 of Interfaithing to be launched in the Fall/Winter of 2024 and MUCH MORE!!!
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Myth #6 (Part 3) - You Just Don't Care About Your Faith Tradition!!!
03/06/2024
Myth #6 (Part 3) - You Just Don't Care About Your Faith Tradition!!!
Ari and Anna conclude their conversation regarding the myth that you choose to marry someone of a different faith tradition because you just don't care about your own. This is the FINAL part of a special THREE part episode to close out the six myths of Season #1. Topics addressed include: Can someone who is religiously connected build a faithful family with a partner who is agnostic or atheist ? The importance of having communal support when your partner is apathetic toward your effort to provide your children with faith-based education; When someone demonstrates their apathy toward Judaism by pointing out they married someone who is not Jewish; Is the significance of intermarriage for Christians different or similar to the significance of intermarriage for Jews? What is so compelling about faith? Are there enough interfaith families interested in religion to support a larger movement? and MUCH MORE!! This episode includes a story from Kate DeAngeles of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC. Stay tuned for an EPILOGUE to Season #1 at a later date.
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Myth #6 (Part 2) - You Just Don't Care About Your Faith Tradition!!!
02/28/2024
Myth #6 (Part 2) - You Just Don't Care About Your Faith Tradition!!!
Ari and Anna continue their conversation regarding the myth that you choose to marry someone of a different faith tradition because you just don't care about your own. This is the second part of a special THREE part episode to close out the six myths of Season #1. Topics addressed include: Are you going to put in the effort to raise a faithful interfaith family? The need to start the conversation about faith/religion early in a relationship; When does casual dating end and serious dating begin? Who is a Jew? The "ideal" interfaith marriage; and MUCH MORE!! This episode includes a story from Yvette Cam of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC. Stay tuned for PART 3 of this episode next week!
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Myth #6 (Part 1) - You Just Don't Care About Your Faith Tradition!!!
02/23/2024
Myth #6 (Part 1) - You Just Don't Care About Your Faith Tradition!!!
Join Ari and Anna as they unpack and explore the myth that you choose to marry someone of a different faith tradition because you just don't care about your own. This is the first part of a special THREE part episode to close out the six myths of Season #1. Topics addressed include: Are people becoming more apathetic about faith? A family's tradition to NOT press their children to marry someone of the same faith; Is America a "goldene medinah" or a "treyfe medinah" for the Jewish people? Exploring the blessing of assimilation; How diversity is godly and holy; and much more (including why Ari and Anna are friends)!!! This episode includes a short vignette from Benjamin Segal of the Interfaith Community (IFC) of New York () and an important update on the FUTURE OF INTERFAITHING. Stay tuned for PART 2 of this episode next week!
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Myth #5 (Part 2) - You're a Traitor!
02/07/2024
Myth #5 (Part 2) - You're a Traitor!
Ari and Anna continue their conversation regarding the myth that you are a traitor to your faith community if you marry someone of another faith background. Topics addressed include: Is it possible for someone to have an interfaith identity sit alongside their Jewish and/or Christian identity? Could religious education become part of public education? If you start learning about other faith traditions, will you be tempted to leave the faith of your upbringing? Should an interfaith family adorn their home with a cross if it is a symbol of love and acceptance for the Christian partner and a symbol of fear and aversion for the Jewish partner? The differences between iconography and idolatry; and MUCH MORE!! This episode includes a story from Interfaith Families advocate Susan Katz Miller. Check out Sue's work on behalf of interfaith families via the links below: (2019) Website Twitter Blog We will also hear a story from Kate & Mariel Schneider of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC.
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Myth #5 (Part 1) - You're a Traitor!
02/01/2024
Myth #5 (Part 1) - You're a Traitor!
Join Ari and Anna as they unpack and explore the myth that you are a traitor to your faith community by marrying someone of another faith background. Topics addressed include: Should parents cut off contact if they disapprove of their child's choice of a life partner? Having a partner with a different faith background is not a bug, it's a feature; How Muslim-Hindu couples experience similar challenges as Jewish-Christian couples; The fear associated with allowing the Spirit to move you; The feeling of the internalized traitor vibe; Ari's experience of going to pray in church; and MUCH MORE!!! This episode includes stories from Rabbi Debbie Reichmann & Reverend Samantha Gonzalez-Block of the Interfaith Families Project (IFFP) of Washington DC () and Josh Zippen of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC. Stay tuned for PART 2 of this episode next week!
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Myth #4 (Part 2) - It Won't Work!
01/24/2024
Myth #4 (Part 2) - It Won't Work!
Ari and Anna continue their conversation regarding the challenges of interfaithing, and if those challenges are too great and too taxing for interfaith families to "make it work." Topics addressed include: Enriching your life by falling in love with your partner and their faith traditions; The REAL story of the Hanukkah Dreidel; Does being an interfaith couple make your relationship stronger? Can breaking up because of religious differences be an example of success? The story of Ari's first girlfriend and their interfaith relationship. and MUCH MORE!! This episode includes stories from Kate DeAngeles of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC, and Interfaith families advocate Susan Katz Miller. Check out Sue's work on behalf of interfaith families via the links below: (2019) Website Twitter Blog
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Myth #4 (Part 1) - It Won't Work!
01/17/2024
Myth #4 (Part 1) - It Won't Work!
Join Ari and Anna as they unpack and explore if the challenges of interfaithing are too great and too taxing for interfaith families to "make it work." Topics addressed include: How interfaith couples interested in interfaithing are asked by their loved ones, "Are you sure you want to do this?"; Religion's value of creating flexible borders; How faith is supposed to give you roots and wings; The history of church planting and synagogue building in America; The challenge of building meaningful religious community in the 21st century; and much more!!! This episode includes stories from Natalya of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYCand Benjamin Segal of the Interfaith Community (IFC) of New York () Stay tuned for PART 2 of this episode next week!
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Myth #3 (Part 2) - You'll Confuse the Kids!!!
01/10/2024
Myth #3 (Part 2) - You'll Confuse the Kids!!!
Ari and Anna continue their conversation regarding one of the most popular myths of interfaith family life, that teaching children both religions will confuse them and won't give them a strong faith foundation. Spoiler alert: The kids will be alright. Topics addressed include: Can you effectively raise interfaith kids with only one faith background? The importance of the sights and smells of family holiday celebrations; The signficant role of grandparents of interfaith families The parenting quandary of "Dad, you can't control me!" How the biblical story of Samson reminded Anna of a powerful story related to her faith journey as a daughter of a pastor growing up in Arkansas. and MUCH MORE!! This episode includes a story from author and Interfaith families advocate Susan Katz Miller. Check out her work on behalf of interfaith families via the links below: (2019) Website Twitter Blog We'll also hear another story from Yvette Cam of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC. We were introduced to Kate and Mariel in
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Myth #3 (Part 1) - You'll Confuse the Kids!!!
01/03/2024
Myth #3 (Part 1) - You'll Confuse the Kids!!!
Join Ari and Anna as they unpack and explore one of the most popular myths of interfaith family life, that teaching children both religions will confuse them and won't give them a strong faith foundation. Spoiler alert: The kids will be alright. Topics addressed include: How some interfaith families call interfaith dialogue dinner at their kitchen table; Do interfaith kids have to choose one faith tradition over another? To learn is to challenge yourself and to stop learning is to take things for granted; The wisdom of potty training; and much more!!! This episode includes stories from Rabbi Debbie Reichmann & Reverend Samantha Gonzalez-Block of the Interfaith Families Project (IFFP) of Washington DC () and Kate & Mariel Schneider of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC . Stay tuned for PART 2 of this episode next week!
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Myth #2 (Part 2) - So You're Jews for Jesus, Right?
12/27/2023
Myth #2 (Part 2) - So You're Jews for Jesus, Right?
Ari and Anna continue their conversation regarding the myth that interfaith families create a new religion (aka "a 3rd way") by mixing Judaism and Christianity together. Topics addressed include: The importance for interfaith families of finding communities that work for them; Do interfaith families have to choose one religion over another? When an Episcopalian chaplain tells a Hasidic Jewish patient she is married to a Member of the Tribe; The history of matrilineal descent in the Jewish tradition; The value of humility and much more!!! This episode includes an introduction to author and Interfaith families advocate Susan Katz Miller. Check out her work on behalf of interfaith families via the links below: (2019) Website Twitter Blog We'll also hear another story from Kate and Mariel Schneider of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC. We were introduced to Kate and Mariel in
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Myth #2 (Part 1) - So You're Jews for Jesus, Right?
12/20/2023
Myth #2 (Part 1) - So You're Jews for Jesus, Right?
Join Ari and Anna as they unpack and explore the myth that interfaith families create a new religion (aka "a 3rd way") by mixing Judaism and Christianity together. Topics addressed include: The difference between creating a welcoming atmosphere and a comfortable atmosphere for your partner and their family as they experience your faith tradition; Do you need to not take your religion so seriously to make an interfaith relationship work? Is a Jewish baptism kosher? The signficance of doing communion with RC Cola and moonpie; and much more!!! This episode includes stories from and Benjamin Segal of the Interfaith Community (IFC) of New York () and Yvette Cam of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC. Stay tuned for PART 2 of this episode next week!
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Myth #1 (Part 2) - Judaism & Christianity Don't Mix, They're Just too Different!
12/13/2023
Myth #1 (Part 2) - Judaism & Christianity Don't Mix, They're Just too Different!
Ari and Anna continue their conversation on the myth that Judaism and Christianity just don't mix and thus cannot be embraced under the same roof. Like in Part 1, particular attention will be paid to the challenges faced by Jewish and Christian clergy alike (i.e. rabbis, cantors, ministers, and priests) in addressing the needs of interfaith families who want to engage with both traditions. Topics addressed include: Finding clergy who will not "fudge" their traditions; How embracing the values of paradox and humility can help clergy embrace interfaith families; The practical needs of faith communities to welcome interfaith families; The meaning of "Shabbat" in the Jewish legal tradition, the meaning of "Circling the Wagons" in Christian history, and much more!!! This episode includes stories from Kate DeAngeles of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC and Benjamin Segal of the Interfaith Community (IFC) of New York ().
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Myth #1 (Part 1) - Judaism & Christianity Don't Mix, They're Just too Different!
12/06/2023
Myth #1 (Part 1) - Judaism & Christianity Don't Mix, They're Just too Different!
Join Ari and Anna as they unpack and explore the myth that Judaism and Christianity just don't mix and thus cannot be embraced under the same roof. Particular attention will be paid to the challenges faced by Jewish and Christian clergy alike (i.e. rabbis, cantors, ministers, and priests) in addressing the needs of interfaith families who want to engage with both traditions. Topics addressed include: Can Jesus Christ be recited underneath a chuppah (i.e. a Jewish wedding canopy) during an interfaith wedding? Are clergy willing to go against their ordination vows to support interfaith couples and families? Can a Jew find an authentic connection to the story of Easter? How interfaith families weave their faith traditions like a friendship bracelet; and much more!!! This episode includes stories from Kate & Mariel Schneider of the Interfaith Book Group based in NYC and Rabbi Debbie Reichmann & Reverend Samantha Gonzalez-Block of the Interfaith Families Project (IFFP) of Washington DC (). Stay tuned for PART 2 of this episode next week!
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Interfaithing Introductory Episode - Anna & Ari's Origin Stories
11/29/2023
Interfaithing Introductory Episode - Anna & Ari's Origin Stories
Get to know co-hosts Anna and Ari as they share the origin stories of their interest in "interfaithing," in helping families embrace two faiths under the same roof. Topics include (among others): the value of interfaith dialogue the role of conversion in Christianity the importance of Jewish continuity the significance of proximity between Union Theological Seminary (UTS) and the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in New York a brief outline of interfaith communities in New York, Washington DC, and Chicago and lessons gleaned from rain falling in Israel. dZ9jkWbHxlFjPwwWSyEc
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Interfaithing Teaser Trailer
11/22/2023
Interfaithing Teaser Trailer
Check out what we have in store for the inaugural season of Interfaithing: Why families can embrace two faiths under one roof
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