Lev Baesh
InterfaithFamily.com
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Lev Baesh is the Director of the Resource Center for Jewish Clergy and a Reform Rabbi at Interfaithfamily.com. He also teaches Introduction to Judaism courses for the outreach division of the Reform movement, as well as traveling nationally and internationally to officiate at interfaith-Jewish weddings. Lev has served as rabbi for Temple Israel of Dover, NH, and for Congregation Beit Ahavah in Northampton. His focus is welcoming all who want "Jewish" a part of their lives. Lev lives with his partner, Andrew, who joined the Jewish world a few years into their relationship.
Gay and Jewish
Identity & Responsibility,
Torah & Text
A text based conversation on how Leviticus has been read wrong by our society leading to and supporting negative thoughts about the possibility of being Gay and Jewish.
Bar Mitzvah’s Aren’t Just for Jews
Building Jewish Life Cycle Events to Include our Families and Communities
How-To,
Identity & Responsibility
This course will hit the high points of traditional life cycle events from birth to earth, offering new ways of engaging whole families and friends including interfaith families and their relatives who are not Jews. These ritual celebrations can be adapted for the affiliated and unaffiliated alike.
Jethro and Rebecca
A Biblical Representation of Interfaith Families
Identity & Responsibility,
Torah & Text
This session will look at Torah portion Jethro and several passages with Rebecca and Isaac as they focus on the marriages of their sons Esau and Jacob.
What's Love Got to Do with It?
Multiple Perspectives and Approaches to Intermarriage
Lev Baesh,
Fern Chertok,
Alyssa Frank
The demographics of the Jewish community are changing, as more and more Jews choose to marry individuals of other religious faiths and ethnicities. What do our changing demographics mean, and what is the best way for us to ensure a vibrant, strong Jewish future? Join our panel for a lively discussion about the challenges and opportunities that our changing demographics face.
Mom’s Hindu & Ima’s Jewish
What Does That Make Me?
Identity & Responsibility
A look at the shape and nature of Jewish identity today.
