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Two Jewish mothers!?!

By Ami Eden · June 19, 2008

Jon Stewart worries that gay marriage in California will lead to children being raised with two Jewish mothers:

Someone please let the Daily Show know that there is no need to worry (at least for now)… as noted earlier this week ... the ceremony in question was an intermarriage.

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Send in your videos (but only if you married out)

By Ami Eden · March 13, 2008

InterfaithFamily.com is holding its first-ever video contest…

We are looking for all types of videos, including but not limited to: wedding videos demonstrating interesting, engaging, interfaith wedding ceremonies; humorous videos dealing with interfaith issues regarding life-cycle events, holidays, and everyday life; interviews with people involved in interfaith relationships and how they are dealing with the issues they face; conflict resolution; cartoons; parodies (in good taste); and music videos. InterfaithFamily.com reserves the right in its sole discretion to decide which videos to upload to its website, and not to upload any video that does not meet these criteria or that we deem unsuitable.

(All types of videos?)

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Intermarriage through an Israeli television lens

By Ami Eden · March 12, 2008

Israeli television takes a look at intermarriage in the United States:

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Aguilera adds unusual touch to circumcision ritual

By Daniel Sieradski · February 6, 2008

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Christina Aguilera insisted on turning her baby son’s bris into a big celebration and decorated her home with penis balloons.

Aguilera, a Catholic, has adopted all the customs and holidays of her husband Jordan Bratman’s religion, and admits she now knows how to celebrate the rite of male circumcision.

The pop star refused to allow the sacred ceremony to become a somber affair and turned the bris into a big party.

She says, “I’m not Jewish, my husband’s Jewish ... I never really knew a lot of Jewish people growing up either, so I really had no idea about the bris and all the Jewish holidays. It’s all a learning process for me.

“It was a very sweet experience; we had a lot of close friends come over and experience the bris with us.

“We’re such a non-conventional couple, we had a lot of penis balloons everywhere.”

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