One of the people interviewed by Abigail Porgrebin for her 2005 book, Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk about Being Jewish, was Natalie Portman. Hillel’s website has a long and very interesting excerpt from the book. Portman’s father is an Israeli physician, her mother an American artist. She lived in Israel until she was 3,
An Appreciation of Richard Goldman
Richard Goldman, a founder with his wife of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, died a few weeks ago. The Goldman family is extraordinarily generous; the New York Times obituary reports that the Fund has given away over $680 million. InterfaithFamily.com is one of the grateful recipients of his and the Goldman family’s generosity. In
Chrismukkah in Vegas
I was on the radio yesterday! KNPR’s “State of Nevada,” a show on the NPR station in southern Nevada, did a program that you can listen to: “Chrismukkah, anyone? How Interfaith Families Celebrate the Holidays.” I enjoyed doing the program because it was an opportunity for dialogue with Ron Gompertz, who is not the creator
More Attitude About Intermarriage
Hanukkah 2010
What I Would Like To Be Thankful For
The Mixed Marriage of the Century
I didn’t think the wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky would be eclipsed so soon, but here comes the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton. People everywhere are just fascinated by the British royal family. Through our lens here at InterfaithFamily.com, we can’t help but focus on the “intermarriage” aspect of the relationship.
Chelsea and Marc in the Jewish News Again
Slingshot, Hero, Online Group, Quite a Week at InterfaithFamily.com
It has been quite a week here at InterfaithFamily.com. As we reported yesterday, scooped by Julie Wiener in a very nice post, InterfaithFamily.com has once again been included in the Slingshot guide to the fifty most innovative Jewish organizations. We are one of only nine organizations that have been in Slingshot in each of the
Julie Wiener, Mayyim Hayyim, Joseph Reyes
I’ve been preoccupied lately with the Jewish Community Heroes voting contest, which ended today. (I think I made it into the top 20 vote getters and am eligible for an award, but more about that another day, after the official results are announced.) I’m catching up on what’s been published lately and it occurred to