Interfaith Community for Jewish-Christian mixed marriage families in New York that celebrates the distinctiveness of both traditions, providing religious services and education for adults and children. It does not aim to blur the traditions or to discourage affiliation with church or synagogue.

IFC in the News

The Interfaith Community recognizes that open and diverse societies pose new opportunities and new challenges for today's families. We work to help families nurture religious traditions and connect to supportive communities. Articles and sites of interest are provided here to clarify the philosophy and background of the Interfaith Community and to provide a grounding in those developments which support interfaith families in their unprecedented journeys.

"God Talk" on Interfaith Marriage: LIVE from the Strategy Room
The online Strategy Room at FoxNews.com hosted a one-hour panel discussion, with IFC President, Sheila Gordon, on interfaith marriage, spurred by the wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky.

You Can't Split the Baby: Interfaith Couple Struggles in Divorce (FoxNews.com)
IFC President, Sheila Gordon, comments on an interfaith marriage controversy in Chicago.
(read article or watch the video, below)

Across Differing Faiths, Shared Holidays (New York Times)
Numerous Interfaith Community member families offer their perspectives on how they celebrate the December holidays of Hannukah and Christmas. (read article)

Interfaith Holidays (Parents.Tv)
Watch video clip on celebrating interfaith holidays, with IFC President, Sheila Gordon, and Parents.tv's Rene Syler.

Finding Love of a Different Faith (NPR)
Interfaith couple and Interfaith Community members, Dara and Oded Pincas discuss the realities of being in an interfaith and interracial marriage. (listen)

A Difficult Journey of Devotion to One Faith and to a Spouse of Another Faith (New York Times)
Interfaith member couple, Chris and Carrie Boova, share the intricacies and significant theological differences of their interfaith marriage.(read article)

An Interfaith Community: A Place to Connect
by Sheila Gordon (read article)

Interfaith Parenting: Respecting Differences
"While Keeping the Faith"
by Sheila Gordon (read article)

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