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  • Apr
    14

    Great Tips for your Interfaith Passover


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    At Interfaith Ketubahs not only are we celebrating the Jewish Pesach, but for many of our couples (and team!), this time of year also means Easter Passover as well! With so many Interfaith families and couples out there, we thought we’d put together a few helpful links to aid during this diverse, beautiful time!

    • Looking for a one-stop Calender to Jewish holidays? Want some great Torah readings or need help with Shabbat Times? Our Interfaith team loves using Hebcal.com to remember all the important holidays and traditions!
    • Even after years of celebrating Pesach, sometimes it’s easy to forget what goes into the Seder Table. Jewish Treats put together a list of each element necessary for the classic Seder Table. Not only that, but they also gave the history of each item, which we absolutely love! Look at the full list here!
    • And for all the Interfaith families out there — here are a few tips to make Seder dinner an all inclusive event. Whether it’s your friends, children, or in laws, these tips will give you a few great ideas on different things to do during Seder dinner to honor this beautiful time, as well as educate anyone who may not know Pesach traditions. Look at the full list here!

    We hope this finds you at a great time — have a wonderful Pesach and Happy Easter!

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  • Mar
    27

    Pope Francis Met with Jewish Committee Members… and it was Awesome!


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    Recently Pope Francis welcomed the Jewish Committee Members to the Vatican, a continual effort to reach out to the Jewish community. Not only has he consistently worked to build relationships between the Jewish and Catholic communities, but he even specifically emphasizes the importance of Interfaith outreach.

    Of course, our Interfaith Ketubah team loves this and we are totally behind better relationships between faiths — whether it be friendship, marriage, charity, or community. Some of our team members are from Argentina (where Pope Francis is from!!!) and we happen to also work with a lot of artists and couples who have connections to Argentina — we connect to this on so many different levels.

    Pope Francis’ messaged was summed up with an invitation:

    …To find ways in which Jews and Christians can cooperate in constructing a more just and fraternal world. 

    An interfaith relationship opens up so many truly wonderful and beautiful things on both sides. Life is too short to not embrace the beauty of different foods, languages, beliefs, ideas, and cultures. And for us, an Interfaith Ketubah means TWICE the amount of awesome ideas to pull and incorporate into a work of art that is not only beautiful, but so so meaningful.

    We loved this article and as always, continue to follow Interfaith news around the world. Click here to read the full article!

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  • Mar
    21

    Facebook: A Map To Our Interfaith Love Lives


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    Facebook’s Data Science Team recently put out an analysis of a study conducted among couples and their likelihood to marry and/or date within or outside their religion. Of course our team at Interfaith Ketubahs couldn’t have been more excited to read up on this (not only are we Interfaith, but well all love Facebook and are total nerds!!)

    There was a lot of interesting results ranging from Expected vs. Actual Same Religion Relationships, how many people actually consider themselves under a particular religion at all, and the percentage of Same-Religion Relationships within the United States. Click here to see the full article!!

    What we found to be the most interesting? Within the United States, Jews were much more likely to marry outside of their religion!!!

    Well we could’ve told you that ;)

     

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  • Mar
    14

    Conservative Rabbis Opening the Door to Interfaith Couples?


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    Top official conservative Rabbis are opening the discussion on Interfaith couples — specifically wether or not to participate in interfaith marriages. A proposal put forth by Rabbi Charles Simon is one of many efforts in order to allow non-jews to participate in life at the synagogue.

    Why the change of heart? The Pew Research Center’s studies of American Jews found that the majority of young Jews don’t identify as conservative.

    Another proposal talks about allowing premarital blessings or, “aufrufs” for intermarried couples and allowing clergy members to officiate these weddings as well! Rabbi Charles Simon proposes,

    If a synagogue wants to continue to attract and provide meaningful services to a changing population, all of these points are things they have to think about…

    We’re SUPER excited to hear that things are in the works to include interfaith couples openly and in all elements of Jewish life! We are firm believers in continually working towards a common goal and place that discusses and embraces the unique diversity among all kinds of cultures, religions, and ways of life. There’s no greater joy for us than to create an Interfaith Ketubah with multiple languages, texts, and cultural imagery — it truly is a beautiful symbol of diversity, faith, and love!

    Want to hear more? Click here to read the whole article!

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  • Feb
    28

    Huff Post’s Complete 2014 Guide to Religious Holidays


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    Here at Interfaith Ketubahs, we know that each day is a gift and sacred for someone, somewhere in the world. As part of our morning “ritual” (right after pouring ourselves huge cups of coffee!), we love to look up any religious holidays that could be happening that day. Of course, not everyday will have special meaning — but when it does, it’s always fun to learn about its’ origins or significance.

    We were excited to see that HuffPost put together a list of all different religious holidays — from Judaism and Christianity, to Buddhist and Muslim… the list truly goes on! It is amazing to see the beauty and uniqueness of each holiday and how that plays an integral role in a specific religion or region of the world. As our team is made up of all different religions, we always strive to share and learn about all aspects of as many religions as possible :)

    Interested in following along with us? Below are all the different religious holidays or festivities for 2014 from the Huff Post Guide — or click here and see the beautiful photos that accompany each day!

     

    Baha’i Holidays 2014:
    Jan 20 – World Religion Day
    Mar 2-20: The Nineteen Day Fast
    Mar 21 – Nowruz / Naw-Ruz (Baha’i, Zoroastrian, Iranian New Year)
    Apr 21- May 2 – Ridván
    May 29 – Ascension of Baha’u’llah
    July 9 – The Martyrdom of the Bab
    Oct 20 – Birth of the Bab
    Nov 12 – Birth of Baha’u’llah
    Buddhist Holidays 2014:
    Jan 16-19 – Mahayana New Year
    Feb 8 – Parinirvana – Nirvana Day
    Feb 15 – Nirvana Day
    Apr 15 – Theravada New Year
    May 14 – Wesak or Buddha Day
    Jul 12 – Asala – Dharma Day
    Dec 8 – Bodhi Day
    Christian Holidays 2014 (all denominations):
    Jan 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Catholic)
    Jan 1 – Feast of St. Basil (Orthodox Christian)
    Jan 6 – Epiphany
    Jan 6 – Feast of Theophany (Orthodox Christian)
    Jan 6 – Nativity of Jesus (Armenian Orthodox)
    Jan 7 – Christmas Day (Orthodox Christian)
    Jan 19 – Timkat (Ethiopian Orthodox Christian)
    Jan 25 – Conversion of St. Paul
    Feb 2 – Candlemas
    Feb 11 – Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic)
    Mar 3 – Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian)
    Mar 4 – Shrove Tuesday
    Mar 5 – Ash Wednesday
    Mar 17 – St. Patrick’s Day (Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran)
    Mar 25 – Annunciation
    Apr 13 – Palm Sunday
    Apr 17 – Maundy Thursday
    Apr 18 – Good Friday
    Apr 19 – Holy Saturday
    Apr 20 – Easter Sunday
    May 29 – Ascension Day
    Jun 8 – Pentecost
    Jun 15 – Trinity Sunday
    Jun 15 – All Saints’ Day (Orthodox)
    Jun 19 – Corpus Christi
    Jun 29 – St. Peter and St. Paul’s Day
    July 22 – Feast of Mary Magdalene
    Aug 6 – Transfiguration of Jesus
    Aug 15 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Catholic)
    Aug 15 – Dormition of the Theotokos (Orthodox Christian)
    Sep 8 – Nativity of the Theotokos / Birth of Virgin Mary
    Sep 29 – Michaelmas
    Oct 31 – All Hallows’ Eve
    Nov 1 – All Saints Day / All Hallows’ Day
    Nov 2 – All Souls’ Day
    Nov 30 – Advent Sunday
    Dec 8 – Feast of Immaculate Conception (Catholic)
    Dec 12 – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
    Dec 24 – Christmas Eve (Western Churches)
    Dec 25 – Christmas Day (Western Churches)
    Hindu Holidays 2014:
    Jan 14 – Makar Sankranti / Pongal
    Feb 4 – Saraswati Puja
    Feb 28 – Shivratri
    Mar 17 – Holi
    Apr 8 – Ram Navami
    Apr 15 – Hanuman Jayanti
    Aug 10 – Raksha Bandhan
    Aug 17 – Janmasthami
    Sept 7 – Onam
    Sept 23 – Radhasthami
    Sept 25 – Navratri
    Sept 30-Oct 4 – Durga Puja
    Oct 4 – Dussehra
    Oct 23 – Diwali
    Jain Holidays 2014:
    Apr 13 – Mahavir Jayanti
    May 2 – Akshaya Tritiya
    Aug 29 – Anant Chaturdashi
    Aug 30 – Paryushan Parva
    Sept 8 – Kshamavani
    Oct 23- Diwali
    Jewish Holidays 2014:
    Jan 16 – Tu B’Shevat
    Mar 16 – Purim
    Apr 15-23 – Passover
    Jun 4-5 – Shavuot
    Aug 5 – Tisha B’Av
    Sept 25-26 – Rosh Hashanah
    Oct 4 – Yom Kippur
    Oct 9-15 – Sukkot
    Oct 17 – Simchat Torah
    Dec 17-24 – Hanukkah
    Muslim Holidays 2014:
    Jun 28 – Ramadan Starts
    Jul 24 – Lailat al Qadr
    Jul 28 – Eid-ul-Fitr
    Oct 4 – Eid-ul-Adha
    Oct 15 – Al-Hijira (Islamic New Year)
    Nov 3 – Ashura
    Pagan Holidays 2014:
    Feb 2 – Imbolc
    Mar 20 – Spring Equinox
    May 1 – Beltane
    June 21 – Summer Solstice
    Aug 1 – Lughnasadh (Lamamas)
    Sept 23 – Autumn Equinox
    Oct 31 – Samhain
    Dec 21 – Winter Solstice (Yule)
    Shinto Holidays 2014:
    Jan 1 – Gantan-sai
    Feb 3 – Setsubun
    Nov 15 – Shichigosan
    Nov 23 – Niinamesei
    Sikh Holidays 2014:
    Jan 5 – Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
    Jan 13 – Lohri
    Feb 4 – Vasant Panchami
    Mar 17 – Hola Mohalla
    Apr 13 – Vaisakhi
    Oct 23 – Diwali
    Oct 23 – Bandi Chhor Divas
    Nov 6 – Birthday of Guru Nanak
    Nov 24 – Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur

     

     

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  • Jan
    29

    The Only Site Dedicated To… Interfaith Ketubahs


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    There are lots online stores and judaica shops that focus on ketubahs, from orthodox ketubot sites, to gay ketubah sites.

    But we are proud to be the one and only interfaith-only ketubah store!

    We are dedicated to our vision of the world intermingling, mixing everyone together, to get the best of all worlds–united.

    Interfaith Ketubahs has a unique vision of the world: we are dedicated to the belief that, love should conquer all and that beautiful homes are created when two people passionately in love unite and bring their two religions together.

    This is why we created Interfaith Ketubahs: so that all interfaith marriages can be celebrated and memorialized with the perfect Ketubah that unites both traditions together.

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  • Jan
    27

    Study Says: Jewish Singles Cheat Less


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    Today’s study of the day: Jewish Singles Cheat Less Than Their Christian Counterparts.

    Here’s the key part:

    A new survey released by JDate.com and Christian Mingle.com analyzes the patterns and behavior of the two major dating communities, including dating etiquette, social and familial influences on relationships and attitudes towards infidelity.

    Eighty-four percent of Jewish respondents reported that they have never cheated in a relationship, as opposed to only 66 percent of Christian respondents.

    Whoa! We could choose to interpret that positively of negatively. The negative interpretation would be, the study is being misleading towards the non-Jewish half of our relationships.

    But here at Interfaith Ketubahs, we choose to interpret this positively: this is yet another reason why Jewish men and women are so wonderful to date! They are much more less likely to cheat on you than a Christian, according to the study, so, mazel tov: lets date them more!

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  • Dec
    24

    Welcome to Interfaith Ketubahs!


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    Hello and Welcome to the first of many posts on the Interfaith Ketubahs blog! Thank you so much for stopping by our site and we hope you enjoy our Ketubah designs and inspirations. Check out our blog weekly for news, events, and resources within the Interfaith Wedding community!

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