Do interfaith issues affect all Jewish denominations?
How so? A: Interfaith issues exist in all Jewish denominations, less so in the Orthodox community, but only because they limit who can be a member, as do some Conservative synagogues. I’ve worked with Reform congregations and am setting up a conversation with a Reconstructionist rabbi and his congregation. Beth Hillel is the first Conservative synagogue I’ve been invited to, since starting my work with InterfaithFamily.com. The Reform and Reconstructionist communities were the first to begin looking at the issue, and are still experiencing growing pains. Conservative congregations are increasingly interfaith and have begun to open up more discussions around the topic. The Jewish community is facing many new issues: How does a congregation define itself as Jewish when a growing minority of its members are not Jewish or were not raised Jewish? An interfaith presence challenges the language congregants speak to each other, challenges the style of celebration within the congregation, poses
