The Jewish community accepts interfaith families in principle — but it doesn’t look that way in practice
There is a photograph from my wedding that I think about more than any other. My wife Donna and I are standing under a chuppah. But we are not in a synagogue. Or even on…
Assessment
A Jewish interfaith couple married in a Catholic cathedral, not a synagogue. The image captures the gap between communal rhetoric of inclusion and what actually happens on the ground. Watch for whether Jewish institutions will adjust their practices to match stated principles, or continue forcing interfaith families to choose between their traditions.