Introducing My Faith and My Community

Interfaith relationships are commonplace. Research estimates that almost 50 percent of Jewish people now marry people of other faiths. Several books are available to answer practical questions about celebrating holidays, raising childrens, or preparing kosher meals in an interfaith relationship, but often these books skip over the most basic problem faced by interfaith couples -- understanding the religion and community of their partner. Much more than a discussion of religion, Introducing My Faith and My Community seeks to introduce readers to Judaism and Jewish life in easy-to-understand terms and language. Whether they are married to or dating a Jewish man or woman, or are the parent or sibling of someone in an interfaith relationship, readers will find this boko to be a thorough and accessible guide to the Jewish faith and the cultural and social institutions of the Jewish world in America. Examples speak directly to the reader as a person who stands on the periphery of Jewish culture adn is only now beginning to move into the circle of Jewish life and faith. Rabbi Kerry M Olitzky is the author of Making a Successful Jewish Interfaith Marriage: The Jewish Outreach Institute Guide to Opportunities, Challenges, and Resources. He is the executive director of the Jewish Outreach Institute and is well known for his many inspiring beooks that bring the Jewish wisdom tradition into everyday life.