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How We Celebrate

Shabbat
   Activities
   Blessings
   Cooking for Shabbat
   Traditions

Rosh Hashanah
   Names
      Remembering: Yom Hazikaron
      Repentance: Yom Hadin
      The Shofar: Yom Teruah
   Traditions
      Food
         Apples and Honey
            Book of the Jewish Year
         Pomegrante
         Hallah
         Fish
      Tzedakah
      Tashlich
   Stories
      The Book of Days
      If Not Higher
   Glossary

Yom Kippur
   Kaparos
   Tips on Fasting
   Stories
      A Dialogue with God
      Loose Feathers
      The Countrywoman's Egg
   The Happiest Day of the Year
   Fist to the Heart

Sukkot
   Welcome to Our Tent
   The Jewish Thanksgiving
   Mud on the Boots
   The Four Species
      Introduction
      Numbers
      Kind of Person
      Body Part
      Why is it Unique
   Recipes
      Kielbasa Soup
      Stuffed Pumpkins
   The Holiday

Simchat Torah
   Welcome
   Two Paintings
   Customs
   Stories
      The Synagogue of Chelm
      Dancing in the Synagogue

Hanukkah
   Blessings
   Traditions
      Gelt
      Food
      Menorah
      Dreidels
   History
   Activities
      Songs
      Cutouts

Purim
   Story of Purim
   What About God?
   Tzedakah
   Hamantashen

Passover
   Message
   Moses' Interfaith Family
   Seder
      Quicktime Seder Plate
      The Kiddush in Quicktime
   Stories
      Last Night in Egypt
      C.B. and Me
         QT Parting of The Red Sea
   Haggadah Bookmark
   Links

Shavout
   Our Message
   Revelation
   Traditions
   Stories
      Even the Messiah Has a       Dysfunctional Family
      Ruth, Moabite, progenitor of the       messiah
   Links

Other Holidays
   Rosh Chodesh
   Shemini Atzeret
   Tu B'Shevat
   Yom HaShoah
   Yom HaZikaron
      Victims of Palestinian Terrorism
   Yom Ha'Atzmaut
      Declaration of Independence
      Cooking for Yom Ha'Atzmaut
      Hatikvah -- National Anthem
   Lag B'Omer
   Yom Yerushalayim
   Tisha B'Av
   Minor Fast Days

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Intermarriage Q&A

Basics
Intermarriage
Holidays and Life Cycle Events
Rituals, Traditions, Teachings

Directory of Outreach Programs

A-F (Alabama-Florida)
   Alabama
   Arizona
   Arkansas
   California
   Colorado
   Connecticut
   Delaware
   District of Columbia
   Florida
G-L (Georgia-Louisiana)
   Georgia
   Hawaii
   Idaho
   Illinois
   Indiana
   Iowa
   Kansas
   Kentucky
   Louisiana
M-O (Maine-Oregon)
   Maine
   Maryland
   Massachusetts
   Michigan
   Minnesota
   Mississippi
   Missouri
   Montana
   Nebraska
   Nevada
   New Jersey
   New Mexico
   New York
   North Carolina
   Ohio
   Oklahoma
   Ontario
   Oregon
P-Z (Pennsylvania - Wisconsin)
   Pennsylvania
   Quebec
   Rhode Island
   Saskatchewan
   South Carolina
   Tennessee
   Texas
   Utah
   Virginia
   Washington
   West Virginia
   Wisconsin
Program Descriptions

Library and Learnin'

Bibliography
   Basic Reading
   Complete
   Journals
      American Journal of Sociology
      American Sociological Review
      CCAR Journal
      Jewish Journal of Sociology
      Jewish Social Studies
      Jewish Spectator
      Marriage And Family Living
      Reconstructionist
      Social Forces
      Sociology and Social Research
   Topics
      Basic Reading
      Books By Egon Mayer
      Books By Rabbi Kerry Olitzky
      Conversion to Judaism, General
      Conversion to Judaism, Personal Stories
      Intercultural Relationships, General
      Interfaith Wedding Ceremonies
      Introduction to Judaism, General
      Jewish Outreach
      Raising Children of Interfaith Marriages
      Resources for Adult Children of Interfaith Marriages
      Web Resources

Publications
   Choosing Judaism: An Opportunity for Everyone by David W. Belin
   Welcoming The Intermarried Into Your Jewish Family by David G. Sacks

JOI Research
   Results of the Survey of Jewish Communal Professionals
      Executive Summary
      Background
      The Respondents
      Community Receptivity
      The Importance of Outreach
      Scarce Resource Allocations
      Continuing Professional Education and Outreach Training
      JOI's Visibility
      The Internet
      Summary and Implications
   Highlights of a Survey of the American Rabbinate
   The Jewish Connections Partnership
      Programs
   The Righteous 'Other' : Mr. Richard Barkauskas
   Who's Making American Jews Disappear?
   Who's Who in Outreach
   New Publication from B'nai B'rith and JOI: The Ripple Effect
   Who's Who in Outreach Part II
   Doing Outreach: A Manual Progress
   JOI Director on "Talk of the Nation"
   Sixty Rabbis Online to Help Converts to Judaism
   Overwhelming Support For Outreach
   News from the Field
   Intermarrieds in Dialogue
   New Rabbinic Officiation Survey
   The War Against Outreach
   The Unaffiliated and the Intermarried
   Key Findings of JOI's New Intermarriage Survey
   Intermarriage + Outreach = Jewish Population Growth
   Denominational Variations & Intermarriage
   Highlights from JOI's Third National Conference
   The Factors Behind the 52% Intermarriage Rate
   Parents of Intermarrieds Want Jewish Grandchildren
   Majority Favors Outreach to Intermarried

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